by BalkaRoo » Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:55 pm
Thanks Alan !
I hope it doesn't matter, I have already replaced the hose with a straight bit with no thermostat in it. Ideally I wouldn't have taken it out but I didn't trust the condition it was in and the last thing I need in the middle of nowhere is to have it start dropping coolant everywhere.
You and IsuzuRob were right, its a sod of a job to do isn't it ! The car was getting threatened with all sorts of things when I was head down tail up replacing it.
I don't think not being able to use genuine hoses will be a problem because I couldn't get any to fit there anyway.
Just a word of caution to anyone reading/googling this for information if you are having the same trouble, I bought a "complete engine hose kit" off E'Bay to help with these repairs. I decided that if one hose had gone I would replace them all because I am getting ready to do a long trip in April so I saw this kit. After contacting the seller enquiring as to the number of hoses in the kit I was told "all the hoses you need to replace the entire cooling systems hose set" (no numbers being mentioned). What I got was a bag of MacKay hoses with 7 hoses in it, The large top and bottom hoses and 2 of the heater hoses fitted, the other 3 weren't for this application. There are 12 hoses in the 4JB1T engines and I had to round up the ones I didn't get in the kit from all over the place. I ended up getting all of them except the oil cooler hose that actually failed and one of the other heater hoses but some were standard bends you could cut the necessary hoses out of. Just be warned to check what you are getting if you purchase one of these "Kits". I don't actually think it was the sellers fault because all the hoses had MacKay labels saying the application was correct but the hoses still didn't fit. I think it is probably the factory that was at fault. It may only be a variation between right and left hand drive, I don't know, just speculating, but BE WARNED !
Thanks Alan
Graham