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[humbucker]

i'll pick one up on the way home tonight, don't have one in my kit. any other out-of-the-ordinary tools i should look out for to do the job?

[MutantCav]

I'm intreagued...anyone got a picture of a crows foot spanner?? Is it like the ones you use for plumbing sinks?

[Entwood]

I'm intreagued...anyone got a picture of a crows foot spanner?? Is it like the ones you use for plumbing sinks?

lots of pictures of them here ....  

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Tool-Shop/Crows-Foot-Wrenches

[MutantCav]

WOW, How odd looking...thanks for the link...

[humbucker]

bah! went to halfords (as well as the wickes next door!) for a crowsfoot spanner. nothin. is this an essential bit of kit or is it just to make life easier? i dont want to start if im going to get stuck half way through with no other car available to get me out of trouble!

feedback greatly appreciated!

[humbucker]

anyone?

will i not be able to complete the job without this tool?

[Auto Addict]

Don't know if this helps http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pro71-3-pce-metric-flare-nut-wrench-set

[humbucker]

cheers AA. was trying to track one down this morning so that i could do the job today. calling around hardware stores within a reasonable distance as we speak!

[hotel21]

Have not done the job personally but I trust the judgement of M_DTM and others who have.

If they say use a crows foot spanner to release pipe unions rather than bend pipes, I would use a crows foot spanner.....    

[humbucker]

Have not done the job personally but I trust the judgement of M_DTM and others who have.

If they say use a crows foot spanner to release pipe unions rather than bend pipes, I would use a crows foot spanner.....    

yep i'm inclined to agree, i just assumed that any halfords, plumbing tool supplier, motor tool supplier or anyone selling tools at all within a 20 mile radius of home would stock them! i'm going to have to order online and await delivery, nowhere stocks the things! doesn't look like i'll be getting mucky today then...! bah!

[humbucker]

update: crows foot wrench set ordered, oil cooler to be done another day...

 

[humbucker]

ok, thought i'd update on the end of this thread rather than start another...

replaced hbv, oil cooler, thermostat, water pump, heater matrix, coolant etc etc recently due to leakage. all needed doing anyway, but it turns out they weren't the cause (in case of oil cooler maybe just additional leak!).

serek and i had the engine apart at the weekend trying to find the leak thinking it was the coolant transfer pipe that goes into the oil cooler chamber. dry as anything.

we looked around and around and found slight leakage from back corner of passengers side head. it's also producing some orange cak as it's dribbling down block before it gets to oil filter area, but this might be oil still in system from oil cooler failure (?).

i dont think its head gasket failure per se, but pushing dribble of coolant out. then again i have no real experience of head work so not sure what would be causing it.

so my question is what to do next and what this actually is? any ideas?

 

[TheBoy]

ok, thought i'd update on the end of this thread rather than start another...

replaced hbv, oil cooler, thermostat, water pump, heater matrix, coolant etc etc recently due to leakage. all needed doing anyway, but it turns out they weren't the cause (in case of oil cooler maybe just additional leak!).

serek and i had the engine apart at the weekend trying to find the leak thinking it was the coolant transfer pipe that goes into the oil cooler chamber. dry as anything.

we looked around and around and found slight leakage from back corner of passengers side head. it's also producing some orange cak as it's dribbling down block before it gets to oil filter area, but this might be oil still in system from oil cooler failure (?).

i dont think its head gasket failure per se, but pushing dribble of coolant out. then again i have no real experience of head work so not sure what would be causing it.

so my question is what to do next and what this actually is? any ideas?

 

Oh dear, sounds familiar  

M_DTM still thinks mine was not HG, I still think it was.

[humbucker]

not having worked on heads before i'm not sure what the best course of action is, it's not a big leak, but its consistent. sellotape doesn't seem like an option unfortunately, but i do want it fixed... my gut is that its too big for me to deal with, not the right tools etc, but that i need to have an idea what the problem is before i seek quotes etc.

[humbucker]

spoke to vx performance specialist place near me who work on v6s all the time, they said sounds like slight leakage from hg rather than 'hg failure'. his description certainly added up.

quoted me more than i can afford to spend to put it right tho, especially considering how much ive spent already trying to put it right

whats the consequence of continuing to drive when its leaking slightly from this area? thing is this is my every day car so it being 'off the road' is not an option