Whats this part called? leaking water
ive had to top up the water in my radiator heaps in the last week, since it started getting hot out of no where. i think i have figured out whats leaking but i dont know what its called. on idle it drips a little bit, but took it for a drive and then looked under the bonnet and there was water everywhere underneath it and leaking down onto the ground.
does anyway know what its called and how much they are to replace?
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oh, its located on the drivers side, right next to the strut tower
Its called a Heater Tap,
Shouldn't be too much to replace, Repco and the likes should have a aftermarket version.
Just be sure its the tap that leaking, not the cords in the hose weeping
Same thing went on my VN, 45bucks from Repco. Or 40bucks from the wreckers lol.
im not exactly sure that its the heater tap, but thats where all the water is coming from.
are they a common problem for leaking?
ill get a replacement one and if it stil leaks from there then well it must be the hoses
Heater valve tap is what it's called.Originally Posted by kid_720datto
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Brittle plastic. It gets old and cracks. Will happen once every ten years or soo.
thanks for the info, going to get one on thursday.
r they just a simple swap over job or should i be weary about somethings?
Took my mate 5mins to do mine, if that. I would of done it myself but he was buying the car off me lol
you can get them off ebay for less then 20 bucks however i dont kow how good teh quality is, im pretty sure there the same as the ones repco sell, or used to sell as now its all there own branded stuff but yeh
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May I suggest that when you replace it that you flush the system and fill it with the correct coolant. From the photo it looks like just rusty water leaking without a trace of coolant, that will lead to more problems down the track, because things are corroding in there. Oh, and bleed the system when you are done or it will probably overheat.
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as above and try not to pull at the hoses going to the heated core and save yourself some heart ache
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Its a thermal exchanger vacuum controller actuator valve actually.
$15 at Bursons, cheapest place you'll get it.
google vt heater valve tap and it will come up, I'm sure the boys at Repco will know what you're talking about anyways.
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Good luck asking anyone for that and getting the part.
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Given that it's summer and you dont really need a heater, you can temporarily bypass it so your car doesn't overheat.
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Some of the boys at repco couldn't tell a heater tap from a pineapple.
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That's the orange one yeah?
Ebay $18 lasted me 2 years so far.
going to get the heater tap (or what ever it is called) tomorrow from supercheap, and also coolant and flush.
one more thing, im not exactly sure on how to flush my radiator, despite having searched nearly a billion different threads. i was going to do it this way,
pour in the flush and run for 20 minutes, maybe even a drive, then when the engines cold, take off bottom and top radiator hoses, turn heater to hot and full, take out thermostat and run a garden hose through the top hose til it comes out clear out the bottom hose. then put everything back on. should i undo the screw in the thermo now?
then to refill do i pour in the coolant until it fills the radiator then run the engine and continue to fill while coolant circulates the engine?
That will work. When the flush is in three make sure your heater is on full bore
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prolly wouldnt hurt doing the heater hoses while ur at it, might saving u from doing it again later if they have never been changed b4.
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