Vauxhall Vectra B - high pressure water pipe leak - eddyboy

hi have 1996 vectra 2000cc sri.back of engine near inlet,hard plastic high pressure pipe leak ,hair line crack,tried all sites cannot get one .only main dealer £120,crazy.G.M.90 499 719.is there a way of permanatly sealing pipe some sort of resin ,or other.

Vauxhall Vectra B - high pressure water pipe leak - Lee1

Just while you're waiting for the others who may have a better solution, here are a few suggestions from me to get the ball rolling as a former Vectra B owner myself, and boy did I spend a lot of my time under that car, the neighbours thought I lived under it...

Cheapest perhaps - 99p Store (not Poundland) they sell 6 or 9 pack of waterproof resin, each about the size of a 5p coin on a blister pack, assuming using it doesn't partially block the pipe then it might be a safe solution but the pressure may force it out if used alone. There may be a risk of damage to meters/sensors in the engine if the stuff gets into it I guess.

You might like to use the above in combo with a cut piece of flexi hose pulled over the crack or other rubber product such as a rubber glove finger or more rigid/thick bit of plastic or rubber. Or you might be best off just using this and avoid the risk of any resin damaging a sensor.

There's probably a more expensive epoxy resin product out there especially for high pressure sealing, but I can't think of a brand. A motor factors place may have a suggestion - where I sometimes go he's like a little boffin that has picked up tips from scores of car mechanics.

Vauxhall Vectra B - high pressure water pipe leak - Simoncelli58

Why dont you just go to a scapyard and get one.There's plenty of dead Vectra's about and the parts are dirt cheap !

Vauxhall Vectra B - high pressure water pipe leak - eddyboy

been every sc*** yard,been on breakers .com 247 site ,all parts,for common car ,dont know why so hard to get.come to conclusion vectra b rubbish.

Vauxhall Vectra B - high pressure water pipe leak - eddyboy

cheers,have seen apoxy resin tape on site which says after 30 minuates,goes as hard as steel,would like to know feedback on that first,dont know why second hand ones so hard to get.probaly vectra b been crushed,not a bad thing e.

Vauxhall Vectra B - high pressure water pipe leak - Lee1

Edited by Lee1 on 12/06/2010 at 09:10

Vauxhall Vectra B - high pressure water pipe leak - Simoncelli58
You need to go to a sc***yard yourself,and take off the part yourself. Then you can choose the best/cleanest/newest.
Good Luck !