Leaking Radiator

[vc commodore]

Have a look at longer heater hose set price !!! Hahahah






No thanks !

WTF....How much gold comes with that?

 

[Ron Burgundy]

WTF....How much gold comes with that?

Retail is $270 ish

Hahahahahah dreaming

Gates does it for like under $50

 

[vc commodore]

Retail is $270 ish

Hahahahahah dreaming

Gates does it for like under $50

You are being very polite now.....

They must be aiming at the stupid person that doesn't bother shopping round.....

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Holden sells almost identical set for VE V8 for about $60. Go figure. Part numbers are different

 

[lordsnipe]

I went through radiator replacement in April this year and went eBay plastic special. Fitted up fine and not leaking (yet).

I didn't bother going with OEM thinking they'd just leak again in 5-6 years. I paid $255 for my eBay special .. so under half of OEM cost.

$300 for labour (which also including changing the harmonic balancer as I also got a Powerbond balancer and ARP bolt done at the same time) and $70 for Dexcool.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Just got this

 

[dassaur]

Just got this

Shouldve done the hose reroute!!

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Shouldve done the hose reroute!!

Crossed my mind...
Harrop sells it

 

[dassaur]

Crossed my mind...
Harrop sells it

So easy to DIY!!!

Padding on the engine cover

How hard was this to do mate? Want to do mine the same as yours. I know you said it was simple, but for someone not overly good with cars, bit of an explanation? What you need: Buy the requisite heater hoses - Gates Radiator Hose 02-0055. You need two of them. I chose to use techflex sleeve...

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Gates Radiator Hose 02-0055 x2 and techflex - youre golden

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I wonder why holden decided to use this system compared to 2 simple hoses. Just additional points where coolant can leak. I can see some of that orange coolant residue on one of them so best to replace when I am doing the radiator anyway...