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Guys, the day i thought never would come has, i think. Crusing down portrush rd today. Temp spiked to 100 degrees. pulled over instantly. split hose on the rear of the plenum, right at the back on the bottom. inside radiator has that unmistakable carbony smell.

Just need some advice.. should i fix the hose.. then take it to get diagnosed?? or just take it somewhere straight away??

help!! dan

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Guys, the day i thought never would come has, i think. Crusing down portrush rd today. Temp spiked to 100 degrees. pulled over instantly. split hose on the rear of the plenum, right at the back on the bottom. inside radiator has that unmistakable carbony smell.

Just need some advice.. should i fix the hose.. then take it to get diagnosed?? or just take it somewhere straight away??

help!! dan

Fix your coolant leak good and proper. Fill with quality coolant and idle until warm. Shut down engine and let it cool. Once cool check the contents of the radiator. If its low and your oil dipstick looks like a chocolate milkshake, then I'd worry about getting the head pressure tested and machined to be level. If coolant level okay and oil normal, still run a compression test to ensure no compression leak as a result of the overheating.

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yeah mate pretty much what ruby said....i am pretty sure that coolant hose would be running to the turbo (dont kill me if i am wrong here) if it still has a stock setup.....if thats the case then get it fixed, and do what ever ruby said so nothing to worry about the car motor wise anyway

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yeah mate pretty much what ruby said....i am pretty sure that coolant hose would be running to the turbo (dont kill me if i am wrong here) if it still has a stock setup.....if thats the case then get it fixed, and do what ever ruby said so nothing to worry about the car motor wise anyway

yeah thanks guys... still pretty devo its happened. at least its not oil starvation. gonna pull the plenumn off tom.. order all hoses monday. then put it to the test. cheers again guys.

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from memory as well to replace that hose mate you will most likely need to drop the gear box (well on a 25 you have to anyway).....goodluck getting it fixed....also if you can afford it get it done by a reputable workshop mate

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gtr's are completely different to the 25's krishy...your making it sound worse than what it is.

Replace the hose. Fill with coolant and bleed all air out of the cooling system and run with heater on while topping up coolant in radiator. Once at normal operating temp...put cap on, take for spin around the block and see how she runs. Dont thrash it. Load it up a little bit, then check coolant after it's cooled down. Dont rip cap off straight after you've returned from your drive as you may get burned.

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gtr's are completely different to the 25's krishy...your making it sound worse than what it is.

Replace the hose. Fill with coolant and bleed all air out of the cooling system and run with heater on while topping up coolant in radiator. Once at normal operating temp...put cap on, take for spin around the block and see how she runs. Dont thrash it. Load it up a little bit, then check coolant after it's cooled down. Dont rip cap off straight after you've returned from your drive as you may get burned.

lol answers my question, thanks ryan....i figured that they would be different :)

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guys, pulled the plenumn off today.. that was fun. found the problem.. rusted steel branch nipple where cooling pipe actually clamps onto. pipes are still all intact. still gonna replace all pipes under plenumn. counted ten or so under there its a maze. also does anyone know what the aluminium thing is that bolts to the underside of the plenumn?? cheers guys

thanks for the handy advice too!!

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