Well its done and new tank is in.
Melted the plastic and then used a Dremel to cut the heads off the bolts.
Working with a Dremel in close proximity to the brake pipes was worrying but got all the heads off. However could not remove the remains.
Never mind, put the new tank in and added the coolant I saved. Coolant level is on minimum now after running the engine and checking for leaks, so I need to get some topup coolant. and we're good to go.
The tank seems ok despite only being held in place by a rubber bung, its resting on its mounts, so I added some tape to stop it moving around as its not possible to tie wrap.
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Manny
2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
Past
2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
Last edited by mannyo; 25th September 2016 at 12:29 PM.
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