If you need the pipe I have aluminium one I bought from the states when I had coolant loss and thought it's the pipe broken. Can sell for whatever it cost me if you want to save the time waiting for it to arrive from USA.

Cheers for the offer - will like to take you up on that+++

Thanks :Confused:

Found an article on how to do it - front of the car out - so will have to wait as won't have time this week and away next week :(

For those who need to know HERE

Managed to start today.
Then removed the lights and disconnected the radiator followed by the alternator.
Tomorrow, hopefully drain the oil and get the oil cooler out and replace the pipe!

A few pics (nothing to exciting) - oh and the problem with car being 14 years old is some of the screws and bolts are seriously rusted on :(

The beginning -
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psc5ffd12a.jpg

Remove electrical connections in the bumper -
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psa48cee71.jpg

Pipe to the washer reservoir :
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psc9fc5dca.jpg

The pipe in the bumper to the headlamp washers:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps81d5a960.jpg

No bumper:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psff9878d2.jpg

Headlamp screws needed an impact driver to remove..:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...pse93d2c7d.jpg

No headlamps:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps8157a06e.jpg

Hopefully more to follow tomorrow.

Cheers

Drained the oil and started to remove the oil cooler - what a pita :mad:

One last bolt to undo but a really awkward position - will have to buy an 8 millimeter allan key I think but will have a good look tomorrow.

A few pics of the awkward bolt - can see it just next to the black conduit:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps3e88258a.jpg

And a view of the car minus the alternator:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psf18d374a.jpg

Cheers

Crap!!!
 

Finally got the cooler off (had to beg my local garage to borrow a 8mm hex socket as mine was to deep) and the f@cking plastic pipe is solid:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps723c541f.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps0f5a8c01.jpg

So - water pump or something else???

While the front is off I need to check as much as possible.......

Help!!

Hi Andy, now you've got that far it's a no brainer having a look. Replace that plastic pipe anyway now you’re in there. Check the thermostat as well as the block corrodes around the hole. Take the cam covers off, you might have to let the rads go at the top to give you a bit more room to check the water pump. Only other thing I can think of is the rad its self weeping and its running back down the pipe?

Slowly getting there Andy, good stuff +++
Check the rad, when I was changing my cam I wasn't happy with mine so I changed it. When I had belt off I also changed the rollers, tensioners, pump, thermostat as they all are not that expensive, but if one fails or rollers will get noise, it's all over again.

Will check the other bits tomorrow (after getting the oil cooler back on........)

Cheers