HELP! waterleak nonturbo RS
EVOclipse
07-05-2004, 09:20 AM
hey ive have a 96 RS non turbo pos eclipses...thats leaking water...im fucking clueless when it comes down to the little parts of enginges and what they do...so the water leak seems to be near the back driverside of the engine....in the space between the throttle body and the battery but down further..i cant tell if its a hose or any part...buit i cant keep fuild in my car....any help please please hurry =P
EVOclipse
07-05-2004, 10:14 AM
here are some pictures of the leaky tube...where does it go and how can i fix it...its on the backside of the motor so im really clueless..
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EVOclipse
07-05-2004, 11:14 AM
well i found out where it goes and got the frotn part unnattached...it goes to the bottom hole in the firewall area...but i cant seem to be able to get the clamp off...its in a really tight space and i dont have the grip strength to grab it off with my fingers...its one of those squueze clamps.
98GSX
07-05-2004, 02:48 PM
is the hose broken at where it meets (where the hose clamp goes?) if so you can trim it a lil and put it back on....
EVOclipse
07-05-2004, 05:37 PM
update...thanks but it wasnt long enough to trim and still be able to put on...i bought 3ft of replacement hose...but i cant get the damn end off that plugs into the firewall...the clamp is a pinch clamp and really hard to get to to....i dont have the finger strength to unclamp it so im still tryin to figure out what im gonna do
JoeWagon
07-05-2004, 05:52 PM
LOL.. you cant use your fingers on those clamps.. get some pliers.
EVOclipse
07-05-2004, 06:06 PM
well the clamp is hard to reach the hose goes into the firewall(heatercore hose) and its the bottom of the 2 hoses...also its pretty hard to reach as its behind and below the throttle body. and under the top hose....so i cant fit any pliers down in there
EVOclipse
07-06-2004, 02:11 PM
ok well it took a whole lot of time and patience...but i got some vise grips in there with my hand and somehow managed to loosen the clamp and leave the grips on...so i tugged hard and pulled the tub off.. being retarded and trying to use regular tubing was a pain to get it just the right length for no bends and kinks but i think its going good now...so 3 days of bitchin and fussin...but i got the fuckin thing done....all bymyself wooofuckinghooo! lol total cost 7$ with like 5 extra feet of the wrong size tube included..lol peace
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