one coolant line breaks, now they all break...

[newby92]

well in the past month i have replaced every single small coolant line on the driver side of the motor. i even had to replace the really short piece of tubing that connects the thermostat housing to the rear head. the pipe was only about 3 inches long but man what a pain in the a$$. i had to take the intake and fuel rails off to get to it. since then i have had to replace 3 other little lines that run under the intake. i also had to replace the hose for the oil cooler as well... also not fun on the side of the highway at 3 a.m. (got creative with what i had and used alot of brass to make the 180 degree turn)

and i know what your thinking, its not the radiator cap. i checked it multiple times and it functions properly. the lines are just old and really soft.

dont mean to rant but i just want to offer some advice, if you are in there replacing any of these small lines take the time and replace them ALL.

 

[ffemtcurrence]

i had the same problem

 

[bittertech]

Once the system holds pressure properly, the next weakest link fails. That's been my experience anyway.

 

[Racer X]

Coolant hoses on the SHO are like christmas lights; one goes they all go!

I replaced all of mine during my 1st 60k. I performed the TB bypass mod for my 2nd 60k.

 

[hawkeye18]

Same thing here. They all age at roughly the same rate. It's a crap shoot as to which one blows first, but when you replace it, look out!

And that's why I tell people if one hose blows, just replace them all now while you got the coolant system drained. Saves so much time...