[frosty2008]

Hi all,

Im going to replace and upgrade all my coolant hoses to silicone ones. I was wondering if anyone knew of anywhere that did them. Ive found a couple of places using google but nothing car specific (RR 98 SE 4ltr auto lpg).

Also is there a specific grade/specification hose i need to be looking for?

Oh and im in the south of the UK

Ta

frosty

 

[rangie_mike]

I'd be interested also but haven't found any P38 specific sets.

 

[BelgianP38]

same here. I've been looking, but I haven't found any sets.

 

[Rich998a]

They are hard to find as sets for the Land Rover range except for the boost/intercooler hoses on certain diesel engines.

I had a customer price up a set of coolant hoses for a an EU3 Discovery 2 TD5 and they were £450GBP for the set via Merlin Motorsport at Castle Combe. Saying that, I have seen an advert for a silicon main hose for that engine somewhere recently (the one with the bleed screw which goes from the head and over the turbo area back towards the radiator).

I expect that there may be a set for the early Rover 3.5 engine as well, but that's no good for the later RV8.

As far as grades go, the SAMCO hoses are a standard specification except for their XDB range which are insanely sturdy. I've fitted 3 of these kits on the Disco3 TDV6 Lion and I expect they will easily last the lifetime of the vehicle.
http://www.westsomersetlandrovers.com/s ... duct_id=54

 

[jmason]

This only just came to my attention as something to be done. What would be the advantages to silicone hoses?

 

[frosty2008]

they are more robust and less prone to wear and tear.

im going to look at buying hoses from this site...

http://siliconhoses.com/

does anyone know off the top of their heads what the relevant hose diameters are ? i can then just buy some hoses and cut them to suit,.

cheers

frosty

 

[rangie_mike]

Has anyone tried a set of these silicone hoses ?

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motor...Silicone_Coolant_Hose_Kit/1981/0/129148/31662