I am hopefully going to change my water pipes for a polished set, what else will I need, ie sealant / gaskets?

Maybe even a step by step guide...

Thanks

new set of knuckles

you will need to drain some if not all of your coolant system so some anti freeze wouldnt be a bad idea :D

Anti-freeze, forgot that, what sealant / gaskets would I need and where from?

everything you need from mjp eastern auto in the traders section martyn.

Anti-freeze, forgot that, what sealant / gaskets would I need and where from?

gaskets not needed but you will need to make sure old sealant it cleaned off and a very light smear of the same on mating surfaces, when cleaning the surfaces be very carefull as with any jap castings its very presice and dont take kindly to heavy gouging when cleaning the milled surface

even i manage to do mine bud,,need some long allen keys aswell

There wasn,t a gasket on mine , i gather there just sealed .

While there off bud check the condition of the two small rubber pipes these go onto ,inturn the rubber pipes then fit onto two small metal stubby pipes , these do rust and cause leaks , easy to change and doesn,t cost too much .

BTW you,ll need some allen key sockets to get to the allen bolts that hold the main pipes on . HTH

i have plenty of tooling here martyn if you need a hand with anything!

Joel, how about coming over and help me out?

sure, when do you want me over and what do you want me to bring?

When can you fit me in?

2moro afternoon there is a free slot in my diary :P say... 12/1 ish

 

what would you like me to bring?

Cool, I will ring you in the morning.

 

If Kaz is free, she can come over and have tea with Monkey and the boy?

she starts work at 3

I need sealant though, are parts dept's at dealers open on Saturday's?

no worries... il bring some ;)

You are a star!

I just changed my stat, did a heater bypass and it was a right mission!

 

Getting the rad back in and putting the fan on is the worsed part.

 

But hey i drove it 15miles afterwards, let it cool and took my rad cap off.

 

And I see water in the top - not lost any YEY!

Instant Gasket is fine for the water pipes Martyn

 

Steve :)