Help needed - rust question
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Help needed - rust question
Hi all,
New, first time schoolboy owner here. Just bought a 1998 turbo 2000 this weekend.
as with any 25 year old Japanese car, there’s a bit of rust, all of which will be seen to over the course.
My question is to do with a particularly rusty pipe below the radiator. The rest of the engine bay looks good but I have to question this part. I’m guessing it’s a header pipe but really unsure if I’m honest. Can anyone kindly inform me what it is and if I should be concerned?
picture is from between the radiator and the belt. Cheers in advance all!
New, first time schoolboy owner here. Just bought a 1998 turbo 2000 this weekend.
as with any 25 year old Japanese car, there’s a bit of rust, all of which will be seen to over the course.
My question is to do with a particularly rusty pipe below the radiator. The rest of the engine bay looks good but I have to question this part. I’m guessing it’s a header pipe but really unsure if I’m honest. Can anyone kindly inform me what it is and if I should be concerned?
picture is from between the radiator and the belt. Cheers in advance all!
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Certainly seems like it! Would you say this is something that needs replacing? On the one hand a heat shield isn't critical to change because of rust, but rust has a way of spreading that I don't appreciate.
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It's usually the modine water pipe shown above it that rusts.
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#8
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I took the heat shield off wrapped the exhaust , heat shield back on then used jubilee clips , just above the heat shield is a cross over pipe , I think it’s coolant rather than oil crossover , the heat from the exhaust burns the paint off the pipe it then rots out , I’ve changed a few as it’s fairly easy to do , having the heat shield on just helps reduce temps in that area and slows down the rotting of the crossover pipe , the wrap is a bit Smokey on start up , but it’s an easy job to do 👍😁
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I took the heat shield off wrapped the exhaust , heat shield back on then used jubilee clips , just above the heat shield is a cross over pipe , I think it’s coolant rather than oil crossover , the heat from the exhaust burns the paint off the pipe it then rots out , I’ve changed a few as it’s fairly easy to do , having the heat shield on just helps reduce temps in that area and slows down the rotting of the crossover pipe , the wrap is a bit Smokey on start up , but it’s an easy job to do 👍😁
#10
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I just used the old heat shield , it was just a v high temp one off ebay not sure who made it , but the fact the heat shield keeps it together it’s still there a number of years later , as wrap tends to break up after a while 👍😁
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