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Was doing some pre-winter maintenance over the weekend; checked fluid levels, got oil changed, drained my coolant and replaced with pre-mixed toyota red which cost me nearly =A340. Nice day today again so I move the 80 onto the grass on the garden nose uphill where I'll get the Sun and get underneath and clean, lubricate and grease where necessary, I then spot 2 pipes that sit above the cats and heatshield, are looking pretty rusty. I cant figure what they are? they cant be fuel... maybe there brake pipes? . I trace their route to where the disappear up into the floor and convince myself -without taking proper bearings of where I am under the car - that they enter just under the back(middle) seats?? Well what ever they are they are not looking good, so I'll clean off the flaky bits and to a very temp repair until I work out what they are and how best to fix. So I give gentle rub to remove the worst bits and instantly fluid spews out, oops. I scramble out of way and realise that it is definitely not fuel, so it must be brake fluid. Anyway run to find something to catch it in and cant eventually find mop bucket and get it underneath but it's spraying everywhere and there are now worms pouring out of the ground where it is landing. That liquid looks like Toyota red so I pull of radiator cap and yep! there is a nice shiny radiator core and no coolant. But how can that be is there a heater under the middle seats? Start cursing myself while I wait for the fluid to drain and realise that because the nose is uphill that practically all of the coolant is going to drain out, and it does. Look underneath and the last remaining drops come out the new hole, and take a proper bearing of where the pipes enter the floor- and it is of course under the drivers seat where the heater blower is. Check the bucket and there is maybe 4 litres saved of my virgin Toyota red, then realise that it's contaminated with bleach and crap so will go with my oil to the facility at the dump. I decide that I wont watch Scotland play New Zealand on the Telly as I'm pissed-off as it is. I've now realised I think I should be pretty pleased that it happened at home and and when the engine was cold.
Has anybody repaired these pipes before or can anybody Help and tell me what size the of hose I'll need to to do a repair. I'm thinking I could just cut out the bad parts of the pipes and replace with hose instead. Also, one nut on the heatsheild will not come of and the nut is now rounded from all my efforts with various tools to free it. What can I do to solve this as it is in the way?
any help appreciated
Mark
Has anybody repaired these pipes before or can anybody Help and tell me what size the of hose I'll need to to do a repair. I'm thinking I could just cut out the bad parts of the pipes and replace with hose instead. Also, one nut on the heatsheild will not come of and the nut is now rounded from all my efforts with various tools to free it. What can I do to solve this as it is in the way?
any help appreciated
Mark