Coolant leak where coolant hose bolts to radiator, Diesel

Animesis · 15th August 2017, 16:20

Has any one else had this issue? Ive tried another hose connector from the scrappy, same problem, tried with and without an Oring, and with silicon gasket seal from a tube, nothing is getting rid of the leak

Attempting the Oring and silicon gasket once more

Is there an odd size Oring it needs? Or perhaps theres damage to the radiator?

To be clear, its Top of the radiator, drivers side

RogerHeinz57 · 15th August 2017, 18:12

Phil T-4 and I came up against this on one of the fleet cars, the radiator seemed in good shape and no distortions noticed, the "O" ring was the culprit, but getting one was not so simple. Eventually a bag of mixed "O" rings was bought from Homebase which had the right one for the fix.
I would advise checking and cleaning all mating surfaces thoroughly prior to
assembly, also unless damage is present, t6he use of sealants wont be necessary. Good luck with this.

Fox3 · 16th October 2017, 06:52

Appologies for bringing up an old topic, but did you get a resolution to this? I'm chasing minor leaks around the engine bay at the minute and this is causing me problems. Rimmers appear to do a metal one, I wonder if this would provide a solution once and for all? https://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PEP102751SS

T-Cut · 16th October 2017, 07:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox3

Rimmers appear to do a metal one, I wonder if this would provide a solution once and for all? https://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PEP102751SS

That's exactly why they've introduced it. Just like the upper T-piece in PRT engines, metal beats plastic any time.

TC

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16th October 2017, 06:52	#3
Fox3 Avid contributor MG ZT CDTi and MG ZT 190 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 188 Thanks: 53 Thanked 45 Times in 30 Posts	Appologies for bringing up an old topic, but did you get a resolution to this? I'm chasing minor leaks around the engine bay at the minute and this is causing me problems. Rimmers appear to do a metal one, I wonder if this would provide a solution once and for all? https://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PEP102751SS __________________ 2003 ZT+ CDTI

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RogerHeinz57 I really should get out more....... A Reasonably Priced Car Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 2,530 Thanks: 408 Thanked 1,064 Times in 712 Posts	Phil T-4 and I came up against this on one of the fleet cars, the radiator seemed in good shape and no distortions noticed, the "O" ring was the culprit, but getting one was not so simple. Eventually a bag of mixed "O" rings was bought from Homebase which had the right one for the fix. I would advise checking and cleaning all mating surfaces thoroughly prior to assembly, also unless damage is present, t6he use of sealants wont be necessary. Good luck with this.