viceversa Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Found it, retightened the bolt, sliding it further, and it is gone. Wierd. I suppose I should not be surprised that hoses degrade after a while. Is it the mileage or the age that kills them? In either case, this Loyale is 12 years old and has 195,000 miles on these hoses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I would keep a spare of all the major hoses in the back, along with 1~2 gallons of coolant...or just replace all the hoses now...thats what I would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealleyboy Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 You should be on your 5th set of hoses by now!! Do em all. Very cheap insurance in the long run. Maybe consider the rad too. These cars can't take the heat, so don't chance it. good luck, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Don't forget the ones that run to the cabin heater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viceversa Posted January 25, 2004 Author Share Posted January 25, 2004 Good point! Radiator hoses are a regular maintenance item, I've been made aware of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partsman Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Obviously you have taken very good care of that baby with coolant flushes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viceversa Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 Yes, I did a coolant flush this summer - on all my vehicles. Now I get an intermittent leak, cannot figure out where it is coming from. Today got it on the ramps and it is not there anymore. Will have to wait until it leaks again and look. Yes, I will replace radiator hoses. 191K miles is a lot of mileage and they are original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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