As title suggests I'm after replacing coolant hoses and boost hoses when my plenum comes off, preferably red one's but not a must. Anybody that's done this care to share their experience? what size do I need to buy and where is best.

 

Also going to delete the egr system so where's best to get a kit from for that?

 

Any help appreciated

ZCentre do all the kits. As do CZP and Z1.

Yeah I'd seen the zcentre one, but thought there maybe somewhere cheaper.

 

Was probably guna get this one http://www.zcentre.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tpl&product_id=540&category_id=14&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7 for the bypass, and I've already got the radiator and front water pipes. just not sure what else I needed.

 

As for the egr delete, has anyone made their own?

The coolant hoses, if you buy a few meters of the stuff, think it's 8-10mm something like that, you will be able to bypass the plenum water lines and replace the turbo coolant ones. That's all the same diameter. Any local motor factors will do it, I got a few meters of Goodrich stuff for pretty cheap. The water pipes for the heater matrix are worth doing.

You should IMO fit new PCV hoses, getting the old ones on and off will likely result in damage and is a pain, if you have new you can just cut them off and make life easier. New ones particularly silicone will go one way easier.

While your there check the condition of the EFI harness, my knock sensor loom broke so needed fixing in the process.

Are you going to replace your rocker cover gaskets while your in there?

You can make the blanks for the EGR easy enough, it's the threaded but for the manifold that's a pain unless you do the fold and weld method to the tube.

The coolant hoses, if you buy a few meters of the stuff, think it's 8-10mm something like that, you will be able to bypass the plenum water lines and replace the turbo coolant ones. That's all the same diameter. Any local motor factors will do it, I got a few meters of Goodrich stuff for pretty cheap. The water pipes for the heater matrix are worth doing.

You should IMO fit new PCV hoses, getting the old ones on and off will likely result in damage and is a pain, if you have new you can just cut them off and make life easier. New ones particularly silicone will go one way easier.

While your there check the condition of the EFI harness, my knock sensor loom broke so needed fixing in the process.

Are you going to replace your rocker cover gaskets while your in there?

 

You can make the blanks for the EGR easy enough, it's the threaded but for the manifold that's a pain unless you do the fold and weld method to the tube.

 

 

Sorry bud completely missed your reply. I've seen the PCV kits, would you recommend changing the valves too?

 

And how about the IAA? is that worth changing too?

 

As far as the coolant hose, that will be a doddle to get, and as for the boost hose, I was thinking (I know it's been cheap) but just buying from ebay, but has anyone had any problems with quality of random ebay silicone?

 

As for the formed hoses, I know it's cheaper buying from Z1, providing they're willing to label as product sample or something similar to avoid customs. but I also feel bad for not using zedcentre.

 

And the egr I believe JeffTT already did the fold and weld method on the tube, so don't think I need to do that. So is it just the two holes on the intake to fill? does the valve itself not need blanking off at all?

 

The rocker gasket was definitely going to be changed, I know that's leaking, but I haven't decided weather the head gasket has gone yet, so I was going to get that in a set if needs be.

And my knock sensor has never worked as long as I've had the car. I put the resistor in to clear the fault code and it's remained ever since. didn't really see the point in changing it.