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  • #16
    regarding the hose joints separating, the clips and pipes wear over time. Always make sure the clips are fully seated.
    I think someone on here has even resorted to using selftapper screws to hold things together
    Last edited by Rebuild; 25-02-2021, 10:40 AM.
    Steve
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    • #17
      Originally posted by Rebuild View Post
      regarding the hose joints separating, the clips and pipes wear over time. Always make sure the clips are fully seated.
      I think someone on here has even resorted to using selftapper screws to hold things together
      That may have been me , our intercooler hose started to come off with loss of power and lots of smoke . The circlip wears the flange as the hose pulses back and forwards until the circlip no longer holds ,being a tight arse i could not see the value in replacing the whole assembly at the time of around $700 so a couple of screws did the same job for the next ten years and a far as I know they are still holding longer than the circlip ever did with that vans new owner .

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      • #18
        I have also used the self tap screw method, but a bit of pain to drill hole and do, due to tight access. Actually the deaIer did it some years ago I recall.

        I wonder if another simpler option is to thicken the circlip by wrapping some thin wire around it or sliding on a spring or something ( or a thicker clip) to regain a snug fit with the worn flange.

        Cheers, Scott

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        • #19
          Thanks Sunny, thats a great tip on the circlips. I might even use pipe clamps if it comes to that.

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