Engine Hoses Pic & Question

[orangemuffin]

Evening chaps,

Right first off i have a pic of the SS FK induction pipe ive fitted to the misses 8v. She doesnt care but i thought some on here might so here you go: - i had to take the piper cross viper off as there wasnt enough space so its back on with the K&N.

And i also have a question, mock if you want but i find its always best to ask as i am not techy at all but slowly getting better and hey....thats the whole reason i joined sc.net.......anyways,from my last Slicone engine hoses post i now have been sorted out with a set !! awesome ! I went to swap over the big pipe that comes out the engine and is linked by a small pipe to the engine water bottle and water started to come out so i quickly put it back on. Is this ok ? will i do any damage by draining the water out the pipe and putting the new one on ?



Cheers
Dan

 

[Brummy]

surely as long as you replace any fluids you spill/lose , you should be ok?

 

[AlpineWhite]

Should be fine. Run the car up to temp (water temp needle in the middle) and check the level in the water tank.

 

[seattoby]

yeah just fill it back up again dude

 

[orangemuffin]

brilliant !

thats my hung over job for tomorrow.



cant beleive we lost to Ireland !!!

 

[orangemuffin]

Job done.

pi$$ed with dirty water and bottle was empty, fitted the samco replacement, topped up with water and all is well.

Cheers

 

[AlpineWhite]

Cool, might be worth checking it midweek just to be sure.
Oh, and I'm going to try and make it to the next Derby meet....

 

[orangemuffin]

yeah will do. the water that came out was a horrible alomost orange colour so wil deffo check mid week.

i didnt make it to the last meet either, was just to tired. If not at the next meet will see you on the 29th

 

[AlpineWhite]

The coolant should be an orangey-pink colour. Which reminds me, I've got a slight leak that needs sorting. Not sure if it's the sensor on the radiator or one of the radiator hoses.

Yep, if not at one, then at the other

 

[orangemuffin]

Oh fudge...

i just filled it back up with water.

 

[AlpineWhite]

How much? It should mix with the rest of the coolant anyway.

 

[orangemuffin]

it took just under 2 liters of water.

suppose it will start to over heat if it hasnt got enough in

 

[AlpineWhite]

Ah, 2L is a fair bit. Ideally I'd let some of it out and replace with antifreeze.

You have to be careful to put the right stuff in. It's best to use VW coolant. There are three common versions, Gsomething, G12 and G12+. If I remember correctly, G12+ is the only one that can be mixed with the other two. One of them is pink and one is orange - a search should reveal some more info!

 

[Cupra Kid]

Use PINK its what its meant to take and no blue

 

[orangemuffin]

This is new ground for me now.

so i take it i just add the coolent to the water through the normal method but should let some exces water out first. Will grab some coolent from halfords tomorrow !

 

[AlpineWhite]

Go to VW, GSF or Euro Car Parts - they all stock G12+ !!

 

[Cupra Kid]

You dont want water in there at all really as it doesnt have the non corrosive properties of coolant. Ideally brim the car with 100% coolant

 

[CraigW]

The G12 coolant stuff is already pre-mixed with anti freeze, rust inhibator etc. Thats the only stuff that I put in mine.

 

[orangemuffin]

nice 1, ill grab some tomorrow.

 

[orangemuffin]

Got some!

£5 from midland VW and its says 4-1 solution.

is there any other way than getting the water out so i can add the coolant other than pulling the pipe out like i did in the first place. ...just made a bit of a mess.