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Well, I thought this would be an easy, under an hour job, haha.
I have been meaning to change the pressure hose for a while, mine is leaking at the flexible rubber bit on top, just seeping through.
I finally got the new one on after fighting with the top fitting for about half an hour, started it up, fluid pissing out of bottom fitting, it sprayed into the fan and went absolutely everywhere, including sideways out from the freaking car, I tightened it up even more, still bloody leaks.
Anyway, I put the old one back on and that is now bloody leaking, only a slight drip, drip, drip and I have tightened it up bloody tight.
The new hose has a slightly different looking bottom fitting without an O-ring, I am assuming this is why the bastard leaks,
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Is it possible the female part of the connection on the fan could be flogged out causing both hoses to leak? Seems weird that they would both leak now.
Iv'e found a dude selling the fan and hoses all together, I'm stuck on getting that one little 10mm bolt behind the steering box off, I sure don;t want to take the radiator out again!
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Man this thing is giving me the shits, the torque specs for the hoses I found were very low, however it was done up super tight to get off this morning, now back with the new hose on again, the tighter I can get it, the less it leaks the bugger. I have made it as tight as possible, given its with a big spanner in a tight space on my back, and it's bloody tight!
It's down to a fine splatter, now I'm not sure if its actually coming from the fitting or the litre or so of fluid thats all over the bottom of the engine bay being fluffed around when the fan kicks up.
All in all, I am ready to throw a match at the farkin thing!!!!! I'll rip it off and chuck some thread sealant on it tomorrow, or roll it down the hill into the gully
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