djdomohudson
Mad frogs
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- Aug 7, 2012
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- Werribee, VIC
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- VE Omega Sedan / VE International Sportwagon
I noticed that every once in a while my car would complain it was Hot and then cool off again. But on Saturday just gone, as I was pulling into a parking space something went *poof!* and there was steam coming out from underneath the bonnet and a big big big puddle of green liquid all over the place. And I was like bugger.
Here's a picture of the mess... (taken a little while after it happened)
So the father-in-law came down with some bottles of water and we noticed that whatever we put in leaked out onto the pavement again. So lucky it wasn't far from home, it limped back without suffering further.
On further poking around and investigation I saw this.
And here's a close up.
So that little four-way junction thing has, well, exploded and that's where all the fluid leaked out and all the rest of it. I showed the picture to a mechanic who reckons he can fix it for $160... I wasn't chuffed. He said, or well, $145...
Still not happy. I've set myself to taking off the remaining bits of pipes. It's a bit harder to do than I first reckoned but it's coming along.
Does anyone know where sourcing a replacement four-way junction piece could be best? Or will digging one out of the wreckers do just as well?
Also, wondering how the gold piece on the right comes off properly, I've removed the two screws you can see there and it's still holding on by that skinny rod.
Here's a picture of the mess... (taken a little while after it happened)
So the father-in-law came down with some bottles of water and we noticed that whatever we put in leaked out onto the pavement again. So lucky it wasn't far from home, it limped back without suffering further.
On further poking around and investigation I saw this.
And here's a close up.
So that little four-way junction thing has, well, exploded and that's where all the fluid leaked out and all the rest of it. I showed the picture to a mechanic who reckons he can fix it for $160... I wasn't chuffed. He said, or well, $145...
Still not happy. I've set myself to taking off the remaining bits of pipes. It's a bit harder to do than I first reckoned but it's coming along.
Does anyone know where sourcing a replacement four-way junction piece could be best? Or will digging one out of the wreckers do just as well?
Also, wondering how the gold piece on the right comes off properly, I've removed the two screws you can see there and it's still holding on by that skinny rod.