hey! hoping someone can tell me what the simple fix is for my vt husband was driving home last night a heard a bang...or something and then mass amount of steam under hood checked the car this morning no leaks or anything under the car so thought it was the radiator at first so poured water in....heard water running underneath the car after a couple of minutes and found a hose missing from something (no idea what the part is)........so heres the thing....how do i fix it????????? ive attatched a pic of the thing the hose has come off.....do i just reattatch the hose or what????? i dont want to do the wrong thing and find myself stuck on the side of the road....i work 30kms from home in a country town.......... someone please help.....pretty please
That is the heater tap. Just reattach the hose and make sure the clamp is tight. It is possible that the hose needs replacing, that is why it popped off in the first place. Look at the hose where the clamp is and see if it is swollen and out of shape, if so, replace it as soon as possible.
Yeah definitely you're heater tap, looks like part of it has snapped off and should be in the hose. Pop down to you're local super cheap auto, we sell them on shelf for about $45
You can buy them from $20 upwards on eBay with free delivery. A good quality Dayco one is $30 with free delivery.
It could have been just a loose/ dodgey pipe or heater tap & thats why it blew, Or it could be something a bit more complex. When you put all the new parts on just keep an eye on pressures ect, Just to make sure you dont have any gasket problems that have arrised that may have caused higher than normal pressure. Make sure to bleed it really good with the heater on! Get all the air out! Good Luck!
This is a common problem with the VT VX heater tap . They get brittle over the years with all the engine heat and crap that builds up in them . I replaced mine at about 190,000 kays
