Radiaitor Removal - GTA V6 Turbo

Brad, glad you liked the picture, engine is in now, so no more to follow for a wee while.
As for the string, lee will just tell you i'm a Pikey.

True ,you are a Pikey
String is old tech .
Should have used cable ties

I am going to try and cut the welds on the small pipe that is on top of the leaking top pipe and slip a rubber hose over the top of the leak and Jubilee clip it. Does amybody know the diameter of hose that I will need, and can I get it from somewhere like Halfords?

Thanks,
Brad

You could try some chemical metal .It's good for small areas .

Thanks Clee

I started to patch it up last night with Chemical Metal. It is only a small hole (pin prick size) and has no visable rust around it.

Just I was reading today about chemical metal today and it seems the verdict is out on whether it is a permenant fix and I would hate it to start leaking again on a long journey?

Anybody had eny experince with chemical metal and coolant leaks?

Cheers
Brad

I've used it and it's still holding a couple of years later .You could overwarp it with some self amalgamating tape .You can get a kit from most garages/factors one stretchy tape ,one fabric .


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PIB-Self-Amalgama ... dZViewItem

Thanks Clee. I will continue to chemical metal it tonight. It sealed it but I only done a thin layer, so will build it up a bit more. I have also just bought some tape and I will overlapp it as well, but not sure how I am going to do that as the small top pipe might get in the way (the hole is on the side near the top.)

Thanks again
Brad

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You could overwarp it

Does that involve buying a bigger turbo?

She canne take it Cap'n

chemical metal worked well for me when a drive shaft came off the box and the flange on the end thumped a hole in the gearbox. It lasted for over a year ..... till I sold the car.

Finsished applying the chemical metal last night. Tape should arrive today so will wrap it in that tonight, put it back together (clamps etc), top up the coolant, and then see if it leaks tomorrow!

Thanks
Brad

Sorry if this is a bit late in the day but.....why not solder it.

I broke a t-piece on the pipe that takes the return coolant flow from the turbo. Took it to get welded and the bloke said that it was soldered, not welded. So I took it home, cleaned it up, applied some plumbers flux paste and soldered it using one of those little cook's blowtorches as a heat source. Seems to be OK and perhaps a bit more permanent than plastic metal. I'm sure you could flow a patch of solder over a hole that small.

Mitchella,

Thought about soldering it, but the space around it is tight and there are fuel lines just above the pipe so not sure would be able to do it Would be a more mush more permemant fix though I guess.

Sorry if this is a stupid question - could you use a small soldering iron to put the solder on or does it need a blowtorch?
Thanks
Brad

The key is to get the thing that you are applying the solder to up to a temperature such that the solder will melt and flow over it. Otherwise, all you'll do is get blobs of solder sticking to the pipe which will probably not do the job properly. I'd guess that it might be difficult to do with a soldering iron, unless it was quite a high wattage - 75-100w might do the job with a bit of patience but the pipe will act like a big heatsink and take all the heat away from the area quite quickly. The little blowtorch I was using had a really fine pencil-like flame but the pipe was off the car which made a huge difference.