karisma_corsa
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Registered: 19th Nov 06
Location: sleaford, lincs
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On my pas hoses running in between the rad and the exhaust manifold there looks to be a horrible metal conduit type thing around the rubber hose. Can i take this off or is it there for a reason?
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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It's there for heat protection I believe
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Daniel_Corsa
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Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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Pic?!
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car  | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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quote:
Originally posted by djgritt
It's there for heat protection I believe
This, what do you reckon a rubber hose would do touching against your exhaust manifold?
I had this problem with the XE only I had the metal sheathing in place. The manifold burnt a hole in it one hot summer day and the resulting fluid leaking onto the manifold made it look like my engine was on fire with the amount of smoke.
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Archie
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
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As ugly as it is it's there for a purpose.
If it bothers you that much take the pipe off and paint it black?
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karisma_corsa
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Registered: 19th Nov 06
Location: sleaford, lincs
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it doesnt bother me. I wasnt sure if it was a factory thing or if a previous owner has fitted it. Ill just remove it and repplace it with new stuff
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