YOUR RESEARCHWhat is this hose?
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After reading the post about the $15 Pep Boys exhaust mod, I was checking out my exhaust system and noticed 2 hoses that look like they need to be replaced. I took a picture of the one on the passenger side: [IMG] Is this a return line to the oil reservoir? Jim Wilbur, Austin
Ok, why does it show [IMG] instead of the pic I uploaded?
Sorry, I think I have it now:
thast a coolant hose, it looks fine why do you want to replace it
I don't want to, but I will if the weatherchecking I felt means it is close to failure. Is it normal to feel a little bit flaky on that hose? Thanks for the info, Brad. JimW
i think mine looks worse than yours. cracks all over. maybe i should replace it, when flushing coolain.
its not cracked, thats the cosmoline cracking, you can wash the cosmoline off and the hose will still look brand new
Thanks Brad. I will try to clean it off. It's a relief that I won't have to replace it yet! JimW Austin
brad, as always, thanks for the tips
btw you dont have an oil resivor on a 996
That looks like the hose that busted on my car and had to be towed. Check it out thoroughly coz' when mine busted while driving, coolant gushed out rather quickly.
the onyl time i have seen those hose leak is after a bacjed into a parking block experience
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