Hi Keith, I did it dry, a little vacaline probably wouldn't hurt, but real important to let the parts fit together with ease, no forcing, check over that the clip is correctly aligned, part of my pre trip inspection, I use my torch and carefully look over the engine bay for anything out out order, lot easier to work at home than side of the road, haha, thanks very much for viewing and kind wishes
Hi, many thanks for viewing, I used a pick and very carefully and slowly worked it out of its groove, once the clip is out, the metal hose end should also carefully pull out, don't loose the clip, kind wishes, John
Hi, heck that's interesting. Well I think I would drain the coolant first, then remove the clips at both ends and remove the hose from the car, give it a very careful inspection, it may have split right by the end sleeve, prob replace anyway if it's been there a while, they tend to soften, also very carefully clean in where the hose slides in, possibly something not letting it bed in place properly, or is there a crack in bottom of housing. Good luck, thanks for viewing, very kind wishes, John
Hi there, ok, I guess they expected you to use the original clip. For me I had to remove hose to replace the thermostat, so I didn't need a new hose, I noticed the issue with the clip after driving a few days, I'm glad that I checked the engine and noticed it wasn't in position. Many thanks for viewing, kind regards John Lamb
Can you put a little grease on the fitting to help it go back together?
Hi Keith, I did it dry, a little vacaline probably wouldn't hurt, but real important to let the parts fit together with ease, no forcing, check over that the clip is correctly aligned, part of my pre trip inspection, I use my torch and carefully look over the engine bay for anything out out order, lot easier to work at home than side of the road, haha, thanks very much for viewing and kind wishes
Hi there, a little may help, then wipe away, it's more about the carefulness and feeling your movements, many thanks for viewing, kind wishes John
How do you actually release the clip to remove hose?
Hi, many thanks for viewing, I used a pick and very carefully and slowly worked it out of its groove, once the clip is out, the metal hose end should also carefully pull out, don't loose the clip, kind wishes, John
How do you know if you need a new clip seems to be fit right coolant leaking from the bottom
Hi, heck that's interesting. Well I think I would drain the coolant first, then remove the clips at both ends and remove the hose from the car, give it a very careful inspection, it may have split right by the end sleeve, prob replace anyway if it's been there a while, they tend to soften, also very carefully clean in where the hose slides in, possibly something not letting it bed in place properly, or is there a crack in bottom of housing.
Good luck, thanks for viewing, very kind wishes, John
Thank you very much!
Hey I bought the hose but it didn't come with a clip
Any how quick clip you can think off
Hi there, ok, I guess they expected you to use the original clip. For me I had to remove hose to replace the thermostat, so I didn't need a new hose, I noticed the issue with the clip after driving a few days, I'm glad that I checked the engine and noticed it wasn't in position.
Many thanks for viewing, kind regards John Lamb