Re-watching your excellent guide again two years after we replaced this part the first time, because the part has failed again! Now it seems a replacement part is no longer available anywhere.
Great video and advice - especially the idea of cutting pipe and using radiator hose. I've just done that on the old pipe - cut a 200mm section of hose, sleeve it over the rusted part (soften it in hot water, flare the end slightly, Vaseline on the metal pipe), secured with 4 jubilee clips. Job done start to finish in 3 hours, don't even need to remove EGR etc. Seems to be a good repair, remainder of steel pipe hasn't corroded as it is protected by heat from engine. Hope this helps others to make a pig of a job much less traumatic.
Epic job Andy.. lots of parts & work for a simple hose leak repair… crazy, but thanks for video, really enjoyed that. Just a question, have you ever cleaned or done a video on cleaning the throttle body. I have the identical car at 99klms and wondered if its worth cleaning and how often its needed..
Thanks for the video. I think I might have the same issue, but fortunately I found this video. It seems there is a lot of work waiting for me in my garage :-)
Hi there, thanks for watching. Yes it's a lot of work, I'd highly recommend looking at where the pipe has failed and possibly just using a repair of rubber hose to join it rather than try and replace the whole pipe like I did which is such a difficult job! Good luck
Ok cool 👍 I succeeded. 😁 Now I have to put all these parts back together. Can someone tell me the reference of the sealing ring that goes to the end of the metal pipe? Merci ...thanks 😁
Salut Andy, merci beaucoup pour ce partage. Combien de kilomètres ou miles😉 ce véhicule avait au moment de la réparation ? Tout le meilleur pour vous. 👍 Hi Andy, thank you so much for sharing. How many kilometers or miles😉 did this vehicle have at the time of the repair? All the best for you. 👍
Bonjour mon ami, désolé mon français n'est pas bon ! My car is on around 74,000 miles now, but it's a 2011 edition so low mileage for that year. I think it's more the age that corroded the pipes not the distance it's driven. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and all the best to you too
Hi Andy , I’m looking at buying a zafira 1.7 and it’s cheap, he has told me there is a water leak behind the turbo area. Is this the repair do you think for this? Cheers
Hiya Glenn, so if you're buying one I'd honestly stay clear. It was a lot of work and took a long time, I'd not recommend the job! The pipe that runs past the back of the turbo is coolant so it does sound likely but also the pipe splits into two, one feeds into the block at left (we you stand at front looking in engine bay) and is a push fit, front then into a pipe (I think check the video!). You might be lucky and pipe needs pushing or resealing
Hi Andy, I can't get the cooler out because of the inaccessible hose under the gas exhaust manifold. Do you have a tip for removing the clamp from this hose?
Ok, cool 👍 I succeeded. 😁 Now I have to put all these parts back together. Can someone tell me the reference of the sealing ring that goes to the end of the metal pipe?
Tricky to spot, look for pink patches from dried coolant. On mine the hole was bad enough to feel the coolant leaking. If you can't find any leaks and losing coolant it could be lost in the head gasket, check the oil for any creamy liquid as that's a sign water has entered the oil
Hi, no I never did get a quotation. I should expect around a day labour from a mechanic who knows what they're doing (Not a youtube idiot like me!). I hope you get it sorted. Make sure you check closely first. The leak at the right MIGHT be the thermostat housing, not this pipe. The thermostat is at the right of the engine above this pipe. It's a much easier repair/replace!
Thanks for the reply Andy ,just been the garage it was the same pipe, needs replacing, they want £400 to replace it(£98for the pipe)do you think that's about right(4 to 5 hours labour)cheers Steve.
Hi, the coolant pipe itself is part number 55581546 Which most Vauxhall parts specialists should be able to get. Make sure you get the o-rings too. All part numbers are in the RU-vid video description. Only one I found on eBay was: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354084537918?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=GBoRG6TSQ2y&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=anERn0beRa2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
What an absolute ache of a job! Replaced the leaking short rubber hose from the metal pipe to the thermostat housing today, no real access or wiggleroom whatsoever. But with a bit of cunning, brute force and ignorance it fitted. Worth noting, the metal pipe is heavily rusted same place as yours. This video will no doubt be of help in the future, so thanks. What an insanely poor design though. A real money spinner on a car less than 10 years old and with less than 70k on it. Why couldn't they have just used stainless tube, same as the egr circuit.
Hi Simon, thanks for commenting. That sounds bad news, I'd plan that sooner than later though. One option I'd say rather than going the full deal is just to cut out the damaged part under the thermostat and replace with rubber pipe alone as that should be more than sufficient, it'll save you going through the hell I did doing this job!
I just feel sorry for all owners of this engine, coming up to 10 years old. Duly noted the cutting out part instead of replacing. Wonder if the engine undertray missing is contributing to the rust with salt spray from the road wheels?
Good luck when it comes to it! I don't think missing undertray would make a difference, the pipe runs along the top of the gearbox so is quite shielded from the ground.
