Quick query on coolant hoses guys!

1. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

   #1 15th March 2013, 18:56

   Hello everyone
   
   finally got my new VTS engine in my car. Everything is all connected bar on coolant pipe.
   
   My friend disconnected it from the old engine and top me to keep the new hose on the new engine as the clip that bolts to the engine wasn't snapped unlike mine. Only problem is I now can't reconnect the two bits back together. I've removed the clip to try and push it on but it just isn't going
   
   This doesn't make much sense without the pictures so I'll upload some in a sec!
   
   Just wanna know the best solution to get the two bits to join together? Or are they different sizes on MK1/MK2?
   
   Cheers, Shannon.
2. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

   #2 15th March 2013, 18:58

   
   
   Really small picture, but the circled part is the bit that is apart in two pieces
3. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

   #3 15th March 2013, 19:11

   
   
   Better pic.
4. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

   #4 15th March 2013, 19:13

   
   
   So this top part I need to join to the bottom bit and I can't
5. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

   #5 16th March 2013, 08:16

   No one know?
6. user_55309 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 milton keynes Posts: 164 saxo vtr (mk 2)

   #6 16th March 2013, 14:45

   im pretty sure there bonded mate dont think you should have disconnected the 2
7. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #7 16th March 2013, 14:56

   Cut the two sections apart so its back to just rubber and then join using a piece of copper pipe?
8. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

   #8 16th March 2013, 17:58

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by hobers4 im pretty sure there bonded mate dont think you should have disconnected the 2

   Well there's a clip you can pull out...
9. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

   #9 16th March 2013, 17:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Gandi699 Cut the two sections apart so its back to just rubber and then join using a piece of copper pipe?

   I see what you're saying. But the system runs under a lot of pressure so I wouldn't want to risk it to be honest.
10. rich112 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2009 Kent Posts: 4207 Mango cammed furio vts

    #10 16th March 2013, 22:15

    Yes they do come apart, and clip back together.
11. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

    #11 16th March 2013, 22:19

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rich112 Yes they do come apart, and clip back together.

    Yeah I know it clips back together Rich but I was there for like an hour trying to push it back together -.- Just didn't feel like it was the right part that's why I asked if it was different between MK1 & MK2? What is your technique?
    
    Cheers
12. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

    #12 16th March 2013, 22:40

    why not take the pipes off the car and do it there? then refit

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13. shannon-ob Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 Bath Posts: 2577 Saxo VTR

    #13 17th March 2013, 10:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Gandi699 why not take the pipes off the car and do it there? then refit

    Could try that
14. rich112 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2009 Kent Posts: 4207 Mango cammed furio vts

    #14 17th March 2013, 11:00

    Mine had a lot of crap around it so also required quite abit of force