Technical rear bleed screw is screwed

[panoulis222]

hello people as title says after alot of screwing trying to bleed air out the plastic screw on the back snapped in half and half a piece is now inside the pipe. wish it was blocking the water as i could buy a new pipe and get it over with but now it splits coolant and car is undrivable.
any other unlucky guy out there that had the same problem? i can try pull it out but dont know if i can use a regural metal screw or not. and if i can anyone knows thread dimentions?

 

[judderbar]

hello people as title says after alot of screwing trying to bleed air out the plastic screw on the back snapped in half and half a piece is now inside the pipe. wish it was blocking the water as i could buy a new pipe and get it over with but now it splits coolant and car is undrivable.
any other unlucky guy out there that had the same problem? i can try pull it out but dont know if i can use a regural metal screw or not. and if i can anyone knows thread dimentions?

its a 6mm x 1mm thread with a 6mm unthreaded part near the head of the screw for the o ring seal and the tip of the screw is thinner to make it easier to get past the o ring. It is common for these cars to have a self tapper fitted with a bit of silicon.

 

[panoulis222]

fixed it temporarily, ill change the pipes first chance i get. any suggestions on what brand i should buy?
like maybe a brand thats better or at least as good as default?

 

[HgtBill]

I couldn't find an aftermarket version of that pipe, I think it was £35 from Fiat.