hi all just had to change the top rad pipe on my wrk due to it leaking . got it off the car and no signs of any splits , yet look in side the pipe and its split from the bend up to the end where it goes to the engine pipe , has anybody else seen this are had the same problem as it seems odd that it had split in side and was leaking .

 

HI , yes the top hose on my blob sti went like that when it was only 5/6 years old , lucky it went close to home, unlucky because it was between xmas and new year and had to go and buy some genuine samco ones from merlin at castle coombe

 

Hello Kev. Mine went the same.
I changed the rad, and about three days later noticed LOADS of steam from under the bonnet.

With the engine off there was nowt to see, but with the engine on it was coming out of the underside of the top hose in a pin-point spray, close to the engine block.

Took the hose off the replace it and noticed the interior looked like it had been repeatedly slashed with a VERY sharp blade

I think I may have made it worse manipulating it off and back on again when I did the rad change.

But TBH, lucky escape, as I was able to repair it at my leisure on my driveway, rather than having to be rescued from beside a motorway, with possible engine damage due to overheating

 

same here i was only in town and managed to get home with out any probs . just made sure i turned the engine off evey time i got stuck in traffic lol
i managed to buy one off here which saved me money due to the xmas wasnt that long ago .all fitted and topped up i just need to go out and run it up and bleed the coolant system now .

 

Mine went on my bugeye about 2 years ago, thank god I was only half a mile from work when it went.

 

just ran it up and all seems ok fans cut in , pipe not leaking . just smoke like mad . the smoke died out once i took the under tray off to look for any more leaks . im hoping that it is just the coolonant on the under tray causing it to smoke as it was down by the headrs on the drivers side and the tray it soaked from doing the pipe .

 

You've not bought a second hand one, have you? That's likely to be false economy......

 

for the moment i have , i ought it from a memeber on here . its only o get me back on the rod till i get the mney for samco ones . as i need the car every day .

 

Samco is a waste of money tbh, they offer very ittle over a stock item other than colour

Stock item from Subaru is arround £30, from a factor: under £10 brand new.

 

i work in a car spares shop and had a look in the books and on the system there and couldnt find one , if i could i would have bought one from work so i had a warranty with it

 

I could have had one from either of two local factors, ordered in, mind.
The OE SCob one was over the counter.

 

my own fault for panicing about the leak , knowing that now when i need another one i now who to ask for help , if thats ok . im just haoping its all ok and hasnt got any more leaks . hoping it was just left over coolant on the under tray causing the smoke as when i took it off it stopped smoking .

 

Probably was, mine gave out SCARY clouds of steam from a TINY little leak

I stopped at a junction, and thought the car must be on fire, everyone was looking and pointing..........

 

i had all the kids in there saxos and corsas looking and laughing lol
should be ok for now tho i hope as i got other things to do on it , as i finally found a front wing after 6 months of looking in the right colour . never thought that o1g was that hard to find

 

I will be supprised if the samco ones are falling apart when there only 4 years old

 

Well my stock one leasted 12 years........

 

Easy to check if they are going by giving the pipe a squeeze on the bend and its possible to feel where the pipe wall is a lot weaker. Just caught mine in time before the head gasket let go!