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- VS Calais V6
I'm a little confused about the water pump and the bottom radiator hose on my VS (V6). The pipe where the bottom radiator hose connects onto the engine is very corroded and is source of coolant leaks I have been having. So it must be replaced.
So I rang supercheap and asked for a "bottom radiator hose housing" and the guy seemed puzzled and told me that there was no such thing. He said that the bottom hose connects directly to the water pump.
I went and had another look (I have not yet pulled anything off the engine) and it is too hard to see if they are a single unit.
I have looked at some water pumps on ebay and from the images there doesn't seem to be a housing to connect the hose to, the water pump seems to be only an impeller that connects into the block.
So is there a bottom hose housing? Or does it go by another name? The cast alloy/iron pipe thingo that the engine side of the bottom radiator hose clamps onto....? Surely this can be replaced...?
So I rang supercheap and asked for a "bottom radiator hose housing" and the guy seemed puzzled and told me that there was no such thing. He said that the bottom hose connects directly to the water pump.
I went and had another look (I have not yet pulled anything off the engine) and it is too hard to see if they are a single unit.
I have looked at some water pumps on ebay and from the images there doesn't seem to be a housing to connect the hose to, the water pump seems to be only an impeller that connects into the block.
So is there a bottom hose housing? Or does it go by another name? The cast alloy/iron pipe thingo that the engine side of the bottom radiator hose clamps onto....? Surely this can be replaced...?