[Mk2] [NA] Pipes from hell - need motivation!

[DB Mr2]

The love/hate relationship with my car continues, just when i thought it was all back on track to being a good runner i have found coolant dripping from the undertrays underneath the car.

I see there are many threads about replacing the pipes with standard rubber pipes and will be going this route as i dont have the money to take it to a an mr2 expert.

Is there anything i should be looking out for when doing this? Just two new lengths of pipe and run them under the fuel tank? I am confortable bleeding the system just really cant be ar$ed to start this - kinda making we want to pack in and get rid of it!

Any help/guidance appreciated
Dan

[dawesy]

yep two lengths of rubber hose, some cable ties and 4 new jubilee clips.
most people run them at the side of the main rad pipes as it saves dropping the tank

[DB Mr2]

Thanks Dawesy, going to be tight with the air con pipes in there as well but it definitely is those heater pipes.
Took off the under tray to find quite a bit of coolant



And then the leaking joint/pipe in the background



Hhhhhhhmmmmm fun times ahead

[Slarty]

Take it to Luke (Skywalker) and have him do them, he loves that job hehe.

[DB Mr2]

After seeing how tight this is I'm sure he does!

Did consider taking it up there but I don't think the car would take the 2 and a half hour journey leaking coolant

[dawesy]

You could bypass the heater. Just loop the pipe on the engine back on itself to cut the heater out of the circuit.
You won't have a heater but as its summer it shouldn't be bad.

[DB Mr2]

Yes this means I could use the car to go out and get the bits needed to do it properly at the weekend cheers

[DB Mr2]

All done but never ever again........

Toyota wanted £558 just for the replacement pipes, including parts I have done it for under £60 including 5 litres of Toyota red coolant.

If there is a worse job on an mr2 then I will probably sell up!

[toxo]

There is on the turbos... the dreaded hose from hell!

[Mr2Madlad]

All done but never ever again........

Toyota wanted £558 just for the replacement pipes, including parts I have done it for under £60 including 5 litres of Toyota red coolant.

If there is a worse job on an mr2 then I will probably sell up!

Yep

Try changing the 2 oil cooler pipes on the Rev 3 + turbo, not long ago done this, what a cxxt !

If anyone ells does it please change the 2 oil seals on the cooler as mine went after 3 weeks and I have to do that same thing all over again, nothing like doing virtually the same job twice

Exhaust, cat with elbow and brackets, manifold heat shield, dip stick and bracket + a couple of other parts like Lambda and cat temp sensor, all this came off OK on mine no rusted up / off bolts, but you try getting the darn circlip up the pipes this was the worst bit and I got a face full of antifreeze yummy nice and sweet looks like Ribena .

Mine had air con which was regassed a month before and there was no way I was taking that off so had to work over compressor.

Not a job for the impatient person and I swore a lot and threw the odd spanner around when I got a face full of oil !

[DB Mr2]

Haha maybe I should stop moaning I do hate rusted exhaust bolts!

Still, onwards onto the next little niggly job on the expanding 'to do' list!