Coolant hoses

Hi can anyone please advise me what i would need to replace my mk1 coolant hoses .? There is ancillary sets then other sets .also a decent clip set to go with them .i seem to be losing a little coolant its not internal as theres drips in the garage .id like to go black silicone for the look.can anyone advise me please .also should the coolant be returning through the small bore pipe back to the expansion tank as soon as the car is started ?

Yes it should be returning to the expansion tank, that tells you you coolant is circulating and the water pump is doing it's job.

I dunno what car you have so can't advise on a coolant hose set.. Just have a look on eBay, all the big boys advertise their kits on there. As for clamps, I just use good quality Jubilee clips.

Ok thanks roach ive a mk1 golf cabriolet G plate G710DDF 1990 1.8 auto carb version

1990 does it have the oil cooler that is sandwiched to the oil filter flange?

If it does that "t" hose is pretty pricy, and they now offer it in silicone.

Then there are silicone kits where youcan get any color of hose that you want.

You know briano il have to check i dident realise these had an oil cooler until recently. Been informed also by vw heritage that the metal coolant pipe is no longer available. Do you have any info on that mate

They used to sell one over hear at Napa, it had an "extra" nipple on it but I think it too has gone the way of the doo-doo.

I have hear of folks using Copper and Sweat fittings to re-make it.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/pipe/037121065c/
http://www.onlinecarparts.co.za/en/engine-system/356-vw-golf-jetta-iii-18l-polo-i-16l-18l-metal-water-pipe-oe-037121065.html

Altrom ATM 027121065D
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ATM027121065D

2 avail.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Heater-Hose-Pipe-fits-VW-Cabriolet-Golf-Jetta-NAPA-027121065D/332255129341?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49134%26meid%3D0f2a62e5ffe04d47b3e6e213c830b0ec%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D281625274114%26itm%3D332255129341&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1


https://picclick.ca/Heater-Hose-Pipe-fits-VW-Cabriolet-Golf-Jetta-332255129341.html  ships to UK.


 

Forgive my ignorance briano but do you mean your in nappa california ? Clicked the link on the german one cheers mate

Deano777 said

Forgive my ignorance briano but do you mean your in nappa california ? Clicked the link on the german one cheers mate

OH Hades No, Never again….. I lived there in the 70's for 6 months, and was ever so glad to get transferred to North Carolina.

Napa is North American Parts Association.. One of the first big chains of parts stores.  The web site is www.napaonline.com  

I live in the Northern part of Georgia.

Oh wow trully an international community good to know mate

i renewed my cooling system, few years ago. I bought everything from separate parts. 

New metal coolant pipe. (Just check it looks the same and fits your car)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWAG-Water-Coolant-Pipe-Hose-Tube-Fits-VW-Caddy-I-Jetta-Scirocco-55121065F/162597141776?hash=item25db8b7d10:g:x6MAAOSwj3ZZizmr

or here.
https://www.gsfcarparts.com/parts/cooling-heating/cooling-system/coolant-pipe


I would have a good look at yours as they do last for some time, I've still got my original metal pipe on both my car and the Scirocco is 40 years old.
A rub down and lick of paint makes them look like new.

mark1gls said

New metal coolant pipe. (Just check it looks the same and fits your car)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWAG-Water-Coolant-Pipe-Hose-Tube-Fits-VW-Caddy-I-Jetta-Scirocco-55121065F/162597141776?hash=item25db8b7d10:g:x6MAAOSwj3ZZizmr

or here.
https://www.gsfcarparts.com/parts/cooling-heating/cooling-system/coolant-pipe


I would have a good look at yours as they do last for some time, I've still got my original metal pipe on both my car and the Scirocco is 40 years old.
A rub down and lick of paint makes them look like new.

That is if the previous owner used proper coolant when they owned it, I have seen some rusted out ones from folks using water only as a coolant.  Or they never had to change it and the rust inhibitors were ineffective.

Now that isn't to say folks cracked or crushed them changing out things.

Thanks evildust good pictures there mate im hoping mine does not look like that when i strip it off .thanks mark1 how did you find that link on ebay i searched for ages last night and came up short .....thanks briano ive no history on the car and to be honest im not sure its been treated with tlc .il have a good look get the bits then set to work ...by the way evildust are all those ebay parts purchased individually...whats the metal square at the bottom??

Is this the part you mean?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oil-Cooler-SKODA-Felicia-MK1-MK2-Octavia-1-9D-SDi-TDi-068117021B-BV-BX/151886679007?hash=item235d26cbdf:g:VD8AAOSwT4lWSjBN

The water feed oil cooler/heater. It also warms the oil so it gets to running temperature quicker.

VW use it on lots of different cars and vans as you can see by the link above, 1st link I found so shop around for the right part.  

mark1gls said

Is this the part you mean?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oil-Cooler-SKODA-Felicia-MK1-MK2-Octavia-1-9D-SDi-TDi-068117021B-BV-BX/151886679007?hash=item235d26cbdf:g:VD8AAOSwT4lWSjBN

The water feed oil cooler/heater. It also warms the oil so it gets to running temperature quicker.

VW use it on lots of different cars and vans as you can see by the link above, 1st link I found so shop around for the right part.  

Personally, I wouldn't use a water stabilized Oil cooler as  on the 90's I owned it wasn't installed, but on the 89 I owned and 90 Golfs I have seen it is installed again… Even the corrado's had them in the 90's so I am thinking it was a Karmann thing on Cabbies and not the Golfs of the 90's.  

They can go bad, the "T" hose costs out the Wazoo, and well it can intermix the oil to a/f and simulate a bad head gasket.  

With the Autos I have, the oil temp was really really up there running down the hot Georgia Asphalt at 80 mph with the a/c running, 130-150 even the water temp started to climb.  (the OAT at the road had to be 130f)… So I opted for a Wahler External Oil Cooler off a Volvo 740 Intercooled that I picked up cheap at the "yard" and a Transmisison  low profile exchanger off a Chevy that fit nicely in front of the a/c condenser.  Needless to say @ 85F running down the road at 90 mph with a/c my car never reaches above 115.

Deano777 said

how did you find that link on ebay i searched for ages last night and came up short

Well I used the on-line ETKA ( http://www.oemepc.com/ ) to find the pipe on my cabby (1993) and then with the part number it was an easy search on google.

The bad thing about the ETKA is that you have to remember where things are as the engine cooling information is on the engine tab as some things are in the body and the cooling section is for a/c…. I think they let Bosch design it.



 

EvilDust said

 

I think they used Vinegar as a coolant…. those are some sad looking pictures I wonder what the head and block look like specially the Freeze Plugs….

 

Cheers again guys im unfamiliar with more of my golf than i thought ive got a day to myself tomorrow so im gonna have a darn good look over these parts ...ive no aircon to run only good old top down .......picked up my mum from the nursing home today and took her to a local lake for her first mk1 top down cruise she loved it... kenny rogers streaming from YouTube .blasting out of my cabbie ...good job shes my mum ....