radiator hoses

1. kingkarl Regular Poster Joined: May 2006 Leighton Buzzard United Kingdom (England) Posts: 262 Citroen Saxo, 1.1i, 2003, Silver,

   #1 24th December 2006, 11:30

   i have had a 106 gti conversion done on my saxo and i blew the bottom half of the rad bleed hose about 2-3 months ago, and now last night i blew the rad hose comin from the bottom of the rad towards the back of the engine, could someone give me possible explanations why i keep blowin my rad hoses?
2. saxoash Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 East Yorkshire United Kingdom (England) Posts: 6169 VTR

   #2 24th December 2006, 13:41

   Are the clips tight enough?
3. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

   #3 24th December 2006, 14:47

   is it the correct hoses?
4. kingkarl Regular Poster Joined: May 2006 Leighton Buzzard United Kingdom (England) Posts: 262 Citroen Saxo, 1.1i, 2003, Silver,

   #4 25th December 2006, 15:47

   ye the clips are tight infact i had a job undoin them. its not that the hoses are coming off the engine its got a big hole in the hose, and yeah there the standard hoses, i asume there correct carworx fitted it for me, were can i get silicone radiator hoses from? cus i eventually want my engine bay looking colorfull
5. mallboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 Wolverhampton Posts: 3000 MK1 VTR TURBO

   #5 25th December 2006, 22:09

   you can get some silicon hoses from ebay or other samco hose stockists - i THINK that there are 2 for the saxo. there are some on ebay for around £80 ish i fink and they can handle allot more pressure than standard hoses so could solve your problem!