Coolant pipes

Hi Guys, There's a set of pipes that run along the side of the engine under the fuel pump on my 1998 Di, they are very badly corroded, anyone know were i can get these? or are they main dealer only. Cheers in advance

Bioman said:

Hi Guys, There's a set of pipes that run along the side of the engine under the fuel pump on my 1998 Di, they are very badly corroded, anyone know were i can get these? or are they main dealer only. Cheers in advance

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Yep mine were corroded as well. Main dealer only part and they cost around £150 if i remember correctly. Mine had a hole in and i was losing 1 litre of coolant a week.
Fiddley job to do but not hard.
Remember to remove the heat shield, its attached to the pipework round the back of the engine. Fuel line also part of the pipe work.
Very tight fit to remove and refit these pipes as they wrap around the back of the engine.

Could the main Two big pipe's be done away with, and re-routed through Two heater hose pipe, or is it on the engine cause it needs the heat?? Cheers

the two main pipes act as mounts for the fuel line and heat shield. They are also better with the pressure than the rubber pipes. I'd rather have the piece of mind of the metal pipes. Also it would require a very long piece of hose.
If they are just rusty try and clean them up, i only replaced mine because they were leaking.

If you meant leave the old pipes in and add hoses as a reroute then yes its worth ago, they do branch off at the back though. In my opinion the less hoses the better though.

howardo said:

If you meant leave the old pipes in and add hoses as a reroute then yes its worth ago, they do branch off at the back though. In my opinion the less hoses the better though.

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Yeah sorry i meant leave the old one's in. :doh: I have a leak at the front, it's not what you call leaking as such, more the pipe is porous at the front if you know what i mean, bit like if you had a graze and wipped it, it would come back.

Bioman said:

Yeah sorry i meant leave the old one's in. :doh: I have a leak at the front, it's not what you call leaking as such, more the pipe is porous at the front if you know what i mean, bit like if you had a graze and wipped it, it would come back.

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I repaired my leak temporarily with self-amalgamating tape.