what hoses are those?
http://upload.turbosport.co.uk/getpi...3012371425.jpg

[Edited by ChristianR - 11/2/2002 2:31:58 PM]

Started to do some work on the car tonight to resolve some boost issues... Leant across engine to get to something and put a tiny amount of pressure on one of the top hoses...

result pipe snaps off and sprays my arm with seriously hot water...

Now in lots of pain and never been burnt so bad... No t-shirts for a while :(

be carefull with phase 1 header tanks.

David

Yep, best not to touch them at all, unless absolutely necessary. They are very fragile, and usually break when you least want them to.
Hope it didnt burn too bad :(
Forge do Alu ones for about £155, or u cud make one youself...

ouch, hope its not your drinking arm:D

Sorry to hear that David..

Apparently the later header tanks are stronger and can be modified to fit.. only read that on here mind...

Hope the arm stops hurting asap.

JGM

Ouch ! I've moved mine to the rear bulkhead out of the way ...... you may want to consider ??

May try that... running out of room for things though..

David

Hope its not too bad. I've heard of so many of these bloody things just snapping off.... especially the outlet that goes to the turbo. The Forge one is very nice, Spec-R one looks good too... just a bit pricing for what is basically an aluminium box tho ;) .

Tony.

FMHT anyone;);)

it was the outlet to the turbo..

David

Doesn't surprise me :rolleyes: .

Tony.

Ouch, hope it`s not 2 bad.

JGM is correct the newer 1`s can be used, I replaced mine about 18 months ago ;) Can do brackets to accomodate them if any1`s interested.

Pete

My first one snapped where the pipe comes out and goes to turbo, then when i was refitting the next one the small pipe on the rad snapped off [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Ended up going through 3 header tanks as they split on the seam... 4th time decided to get a brand new one from subaru and get a 12 month guarantee for it...
However, when you gonna fabricate some ally ones david :)
Rob

david - my sti iv water tank is for sale if u want it , drop me an email :D

Yeah, I am on my third tank too: first one blew open at the seams (steam from bonnet vents at traffic lights :rolleyes: ) and the second one the turbo hose came away.

These little g1ts get very fragile after a few months.

I too now have a brand new one from Subaru with a 12 month warranty.

you could see my thread here:

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...hreadid=117981

and this here:


http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...hreadID=121281

Dan:D:D:D

i think its just the connections for the hoses:

http://www.thinkauto.com/acatalog/intro.html

Dan:D:D

Mine must be on it's last legs after 96 months...

mine has split ths morning.93 wrx


mark....

mark - my sti iv water tank is for sale if u want it , drop me an email :)

Christian Cheers.. mended mine with an airline fitting... but have got a phase 2 one that I picked up for a tenner.

David

david,

I must come to leeds:D, where do you get all these bargins from..!!! might be needing some stuff soon, like clips for the bumper and arch liner e.t.c....

Dan

changed mine for the forge cheapest place is larkspeed (i think)
MY93 on Alloy Header Tank £115.00
V5 Alloy Header Tank
(water expansion tank) £149.00

Sheesh,

Must have been blind not to see this thread when I started another one - & in the same forum too.

Johny.