ur20v

Went to school today, car behaved itself all the way there. 2 hours later, I come back outside to go to lunch, and I see a large puddle of fresh coolant coming from below the driver's door on te ground. I hoped it was the POS Civic parked next to me, but a peek around the other side of my car told me otherwise. I popped the hood, and looked at the resevoir - empty. Looked around and saw some coolant puddled up on the hydraulic pump bracket, and little dried up drips on the valve cover and other stuff. I was befuddled. I filled the tank up and started the car. Didn't see anything and shut it off. I grabbed the coolant bottle and noticed fresh little drops on it. I looked and happened to see just a little stream, no bigger in diameter than a needle, pissing out of the top of the tiny hose that connects the two metal turbo coolant lines. The hose had been replaced once before, and when I removed it, it was extremely hard and brittle, amazing it lasted this long. Got the new one on, everything seems ok.

But a quick note to all you Type 44 owners - check that tiny hose! Replace if it hasn't been done recently, especially if it has never been done.

All that's required is a cool engine (preferably), a length of 9mm hose about an inch long or so, 2 hose clamps, a razor to cut off original or replacement (and to trim new hose), a screwdriver for the clamps, a 19mm wrench for the banjo fitting, replacement coolant, some free time and some patience.

Might be a good idea to change it while you are doing other cooling system work, like replacing hoses, multi failure switch, waterpump, thermostat, etc.

engleg

I had to replace mine last year

Will Ng

I did mine several weeks ago when I replaced my ZF pump. Although it was holding coolant, after continuous pentosin soaking, it felt like melting chocolate in my hand. Nasty.
This hose, along with the corresponding one from the turbo to the block, and the short hose from the thermostat housing to the coolant pipe feeding the heater core, should be inspected and replaced dilligently.

philip200qt

Any idea on the sizes for all of these?

mint875000cstq

Got a brand new one reasonably priced at Impex parts. My 'own replacement hose' did not last too long. Just replace it with OEM part.

-Aaron