Dan_Storm 0 Posted November 15, 2003 I've got a split in this hose on my VR6. Can anyone tell me the part number for it? And also maybe what it does? (I guess it's for the heater..?) I took it to German & Swedish to see if they had a replacement but they closed at 16:00 (I got there at 16:01 :mad: ) Looks like I'll have to do a repair on the hose (it's only a small leak) and get it sorted next weekend unless I can find somewhere open on a Sunday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h100vw 0 Posted November 15, 2003 I have a couple of numbers. I can't quite tell from my ETKA which is which. 1H0 819 371 and 1H0 819 373C are the two that feed the heater. Probably not too silly from the dealer. Gavin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted November 15, 2003 It's the hose to the heater matrix, yes. Dealer-only part, I'm afraid. Neither GSF nor ECP will do these. £38 + VAT IIRC... :( Nice clean engine bay, by the way, clearly the hose hasn't deposited it's load of G12+ coolant completely yet... By the way, failure on this hose can often be a result of weak engine mounts, so I'd get them thoroughly checked out at some point soon. HTH. I may have a spare... Let me check. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_Storm 0 Posted November 15, 2003 Cheers for the help guys. It's only a slight split. I occasionally find a bit of steam rising from the bonnet. Thinking about it now it happens just after giving it a bit of stick - the rocking motion of the engine is probably enough to pull the hose enough for some water to leak onto the hot engine. It has 50k miles on it, are the engine mounts likely to be shot after such little millage? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradovr6sc 0 Posted November 15, 2003 I did a temporary repair on this hose using halfords repair tape which worked very well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted November 15, 2003 might be worth trying your local friendly FORD dealer.........they might be even cheaper than VW for the same part......ie for a FORD Galaxy V6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted November 16, 2003 The Galaxy/Sharan uses a different part, AFAIK. It's a corrado-specific piece. At least that's what VW said.. Another 50k miles VR6 on the forum?? Which planet do all these low-miles VRs come from?! No, I wouldn't expect the engine mounts to be gone yet, but it's still worth checking them. The hose does just go through old age, but excess engine movement (particularly courtesy of a gone rear mount) can accelerate it by putting stress on the top side of the hose by the cylinder head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradovr6sc 0 Posted November 16, 2003 I have replaced this hoses and the part no. is written on it: 1H0 121 157H Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_Storm 0 Posted November 16, 2003 Thanks for the part number. I have done a temporary repair for now and will get a new hose for next weekend. I used some Halfords hose sealing tape - worked very well. I'd recommend packing some if going on a long journey! dr_mat - It is surprising how many low milage VR's are around isn't it? The person I bought mine from had the Corrado as a second car. I guess if you could afford to spend £22,000ish on a new and relatively impractical car then you'd also have something more boring and practical to go with it..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
