P2daz

A hose burst on my C the other night leaving up shit creak.. Its a '90 16v, and the hose is a 'T' shape at the front of the engine can anyone give me a part number and where to get it from? I went to a local stealers yesterday and they listed 2 different types at 45 quid each but couldn't guarantee when they'd get one for - most unhelpful! Thanks

Cheers Steveo, just ordered some - will let you know how i get on with it.

I spray a lttle waxoyle onto mine

I have noticed that the hoses are under a lot of pressure, not so hard that they can't be squeezed, but i am still concerned. How hard are yours? I can squeeze mine in about 20mm- if that makes any sense?

I watched 'Wheeler Dealers' the other day and Ed China did sprayed a grey shelf black with what looked like a normal can of black aerosol cellulose? They love their bodges on there don't they? Has anyone done this with success? Did the car stink of paint afterwards?

After having a bit of a mare with my cooling (another thread) I might have solved it by either replacing Cap and bypassing matrix - not sure which yet. But I have noticed that the hoses are under a lot of pressure, not so hard that they can't be squeezed, but i am still concerned. How hard are yours? I can squeeze mine in about 20mm- if that makes any sense?

Does it blow hot then cold and stay cold? Mine was like this - i changed the matrix bypass valve and it has been fine until just recently but thats a whole differnet thread :cry:

Tonight i changed the expansion tank cap bought from VW and bypassed the heater matrix, i THINK that thats sorted it but i'll have a drive tomorrow and know for sure. Trouble is i don't know what has caused the problem i think it's the cap (a massive difference in the quality between it and the one I bought from G+S). Is there an easy way to test the matrix?

Tonight I started the car up, took of the resevoir cap and let the car run up to 90 degrees whilst massaging the upper hose as suggested.The top hose got hot as did the bottom this time. After a while i felt a lot of bubbling in the top hose and the coolant level rose until it overflowed and the settled down again to well below the minimum level, i topped it back up again and waited and it did this once more, again topped it up and waited for about ten minutes, then it settled down, the temperature remained stable at 90 and the fan kicked in every now and again, so i fitted the cap again and waited some more and all seemed fine. I then took it for a spin and two minutes into the drive the temp shot up to 110 :x There was not heat from the heater vents either. The resevoir had filled up again, the top hose was solid and hot , the bottom hose was a lot cooler, i released the cap and the pressure was unbelievable. So i am none the wiser but am thinking Head Gasket?

It's looking pretty much the same matey although If i get chance i will sort the body work out but right now i just got to sort out this cooling issue. The car has been greta really with the only problems being cooling related so it will be nice to get it sorted once and for all. What's been happening with the Bora?

Heyup Paul, hows it going? Yeah she's being a bitch alright but thats part of the joys of a corrado in a twisted kind of way isn't it? Wanna buy it back :lol: Daz

Cheers for that, i've literally just ordered a thermostat, o-ring and housing so fingers crossed. Cheers

Can anyone confirm that this is most likely to be thermostat?

I did exactly that to fill up, i don't know about the stat, i have had the car about 8 months now and haven't changed it, the previous owner gave a folder full of receipts so i'll have a look through that but i can't remember seeing it as being changed before. I have also had a leak where i have top up every week so maybe there's a crack in the thermostat housing as well? Do you think that the fact that it happened 'out of the blue' would suggest the stat had jammed shut? Can an airlock suddenly appear? If there is a leak could that let air into the system as well? Edit - just checked the comprehensive history folder and can't see any mention of stat being changed.

I should have mentioned it's a valver :oops: