A place for more technical discussions. Please make sure you post in the correct section on the site, this way it keeps the site tidy AND ensures you get a more relevant answer.

Broken coolant pipe connection on throttle housing

  • Leescunningham@o2.co.uk
  • Topic Author
  • Visitor
  • Visitor
    Public
05 Jan 2013 16:45 #57204 by Leescunningham@o2.co.uk
Broken coolant pipe connection on throttle housing was created by Leescunningham@o2.co.uk
Hi,
I have a O3 plate Jimny soft top. The heater hasn't been working for some time and, having researched a few other threads, I was all prepared today to replace the thermostat and to flush the cooling system through to remove any potential air blocks. Having taken the car for a run this morning it was apparent that the radiator was still cold and there was no pressure in the system at all. I assumed that replacing the thermostat would cure the problem, however not the case, despite the original being in very poor condition and bent! Having scratched my head for a while I came to the conclusion that the waterpump must be knackered and wasn't really looking forward to the prospect of changing myself. As a desperate last measure and hoping that an airlock could be the culprit, I started manually filling the radiator with the engine running. Several jugs of water later I noticed a puddle of water under the car and traced the source if the leak to a broken pipe connection on the base of the throttle housing next to what I assume is the throttle position sensor?? The pipe connector has broken off at the base so there is no hope of reconnecting the pipe unless I can find another section of similar pipe to fit snugly in the original housing recess. Has any one had a similar problem or able to offer a quick fix solution. Failing that can anyone suggest a cheap provider of throttle housings or associated parts...??
Any help would be gratefully received.
Many thanks
Lee

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Time to create page: 0.110 seconds
Joomla template by a4joomla