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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Pob on 30 January 2009, 13:10

Title: Water flange?
Post by: Pob on 30 January 2009, 13:10

Hi all,

I've noticed today that water is leaking from the pipe on the front of the block, it has a sender in the top of it, a pipe to the top of the rad, pipe to the expansion tank and one to the oil filter housing.

Any ideas what's this called? and is the part avalible from GSF? It looks like i need a new seal for it


Thanks,
Dan

Title: Re: Water flange?
Post by: Paul86S2 on 30 January 2009, 17:08

It is called a "Flange"

The main dealers can supply the right one from your reg number. Roughly abot 10 to 15 quid and will come with a seal, best to change the whole thing if its plastic because they become brittle with age and heat.

Paul

Title: Re: Water flange?
Post by: Pob on 30 January 2009, 17:19

All fixed now, the seal was £1.15 from GSF Part number 17953B. The plastic part was fine, the one to the heater exchange had cracked but I didn't have chance to get a replacement so I plastic welded it :)

Dan

Title: Re: Water flange?
Post by: Pob on 31 January 2009, 15:51

Crap! It's started to leak now from the same place by the looks of things. Its coming out of one of the bolt holes. I'm guessing the flange is cracked, I should of checked it really.

Is the part available from GSF, I see a water flange, but I dont think it's the correct one.... Anyone know? Also swapping the sensor over, is a new seal needed? Finally is there a certain way of putting the sensor in the housing? I've done one before on a ford and if you screwed it in too far it would crack the housing, is this the case with this one?

Many Thanks,
Dan

Title: Re: Water flange?
Post by: spunkymonkey on 31 January 2009, 16:43

If its the same as mine the sensor just slots in with a clip to hold it. i used the original seal and it was fine, i got a new housing from euro c p, it was about a tenner.

Title: Re: Water flange?
Post by: Pob on 31 January 2009, 17:45

I'll give GSF a ring, I was wondering what the clip was for, found one on ebay

This is the correct one isn't it? even though it has a blanking plate
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190281235460&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:Watchlink:middle:uk (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190281235460&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:Watchlink:middle:uk)

Thanks,
Dan

Title: Re: Water flange?
Post by: spunkymonkey on 31 January 2009, 17:58

Yeah that looks like the one buddy.