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Strange I came on for help today with simular problem. 1.6 diesels need their own club. I had a split hose due to pressure. found a replacement, new dalek cap, new stat, filled it up, bled it, only to find hoses buldge and rad stays cold. Had a machanic round today, pressure not high enough to be g...

Thanks Guys. Wagonbuild had one at £27.00 all in. Made my day! I've book marked their website as a result. Brickwerks were helpfull the other week,didn't have any diesel hoses at the time, plenty of petrol. yeah the part number was fine, I must have read the G as a number due to it's age. Thanks ag...

Hi I have been looking for about 3 weeks to find replacement hoses for a 1.6 Diesel na. One in particular a 3 way from water pump , long pipe from front and small hose to oil cooler. It has a nunber on the side 0681210736 my best bet is secound hand. I'm goning to join a piece for now, If anyone ha...

It seems to have been faulty pressure cap, good place to start next time.

Just to up date . after investigating cooling system, pressure cap seams to be stuck open therefor losing pressure and system wont work, so that has been replaced! the pipe from pressre cap was blocked which caused the initial burst of hoses. so far so good, no longer overheats, wired rad fan to da...

Thanks everyone, yeah I was staying at kelling heath, managed to limp in and parked up til monday when i was due to leave. phoned the breakdown and got a ride home. think we are looking at head gasket may as well check out coolant pump, and give si a ring as he seems to know what he is talking abou...

thanks everyome, just found out the hose from expansion cap blocked so not relaseing pressure? hoping that was it, topped up and bled ready for journey to cromer watch this space back in a week , thanks to si got your no if i need it, and breackdown cover.

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sorry to be a bother , i have had a look at other posts and worked out enough to keep me on the road, but on my way to my holiday destination i split a hose. as this is has happened before i gue4ss i need to pressure test and look at head gasket! but not on holiday. soif it does go horribly wrong f...

boy am i glad i read this!, my 85 1.6 diesel has had simular problems recently as the hoses keep leaking. set off to norwich from leicester today, gingerly watching the temp. pulled in for a pitstop near swaffham as i pulled away BANG! a hose split and threw all the water out. made a roadside repai...

could be , I'm learning as i do it, manual in post would be handy! I have discovered no water in system, so have checked thermostat filled up and bleed, checked fan by touching terminals, i have 3 and only 1 way works??????? should be a high and low fan in haynes are right. but I'm working off a pe...