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 Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:47 pm |
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Joined: Feb 14, 2011
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Location: Stoke on Trent
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Has anyone changed the steel coolant pipe that runs along the back of the engine on the GTI? People have been giving me scare stories as to how difficult it is, and mine has split
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:52 pm |
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You just need to remove the thermostat housing (and the battery and its box) and then pop the pipe out of the back of the water pump. It's a tight fit but be careful not to twist it so make sure the pipe is pulled out straight of both pump housing and thermostat housing.
Don't forget to buy three new rubber O ring seals.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:02 pm |
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Ed, thats an interesting pipe that my 99 GTi doesnt have! lol.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:32 pm |
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Is that from a GTI Ed?
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:41 pm |
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| manicmechanic wrote: |
| Is that from a GTI Ed? |
Yeah it runs along the block under the exhaust manifold, Between the water pump housing and the thermostat housing.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:53 pm |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010
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yeah i did this on mine a few months back, its ok there are not bad to do, just took the battery out and un bolted it with a quarter drive ratchet. slides out really easy. would take about an hour or so.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:55 pm |
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Brilliant news! Thanks lads 
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:09 pm |
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| Mr_Cellexe wrote: |
| Ed, thats an interesting pipe that my 99 GTi doesnt have! lol. |
I bet it does!
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:50 pm |
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i've just been out and looked, it has a hardpipe between the pump and flexihose but its not metal like that, more like a hard ABS type affair.
weird. only reason i didnt recognise it is because i havent even bothered with the lump as yet! lol
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