Er Indoors called me today about a big water leak. No heater (FFS its 37 in Spain) and warning lights up on the dash but she got it home.....
Poured in water and it came out immediately.
She Whatsapp videod me, showing me a hose with a plastic section clamped in the end. Diagnosed as a heater pipe. Broken off the 'manifold' into the back of the engine.
It's either bodge it to get it to the repair shop (I'm not home for another 2 weeks) or call a recovery truck (inc. in the insurance).
With my guidance she is hands on.
Find a cork, pare it down to tap into the manifold, fold over the heater pipe and cable tie.
Filled her up, no leak, leave the rad cap on by only one thread and take it into the garage monday.
It will be a week in there by the time they get the plastic manifold.
I suspect the heater hose over time weakened the plastic because it needed additional support.
Poured in water and it came out immediately.
She Whatsapp videod me, showing me a hose with a plastic section clamped in the end. Diagnosed as a heater pipe. Broken off the 'manifold' into the back of the engine.
It's either bodge it to get it to the repair shop (I'm not home for another 2 weeks) or call a recovery truck (inc. in the insurance).
With my guidance she is hands on.
Find a cork, pare it down to tap into the manifold, fold over the heater pipe and cable tie.
Filled her up, no leak, leave the rad cap on by only one thread and take it into the garage monday.
It will be a week in there by the time they get the plastic manifold.
I suspect the heater hose over time weakened the plastic because it needed additional support.
