Vauxhall Corsa 2010 coolant flange and pipe replacement due to plastic degredation

[@thindo]

Recently changed the coolant flange on my corsa d 2012 .Tried removing the bolts without removing the ECU and the Battery...snapped the bolt and that became a 5 day job involving removing the ECU and Battery and drlling out the bolt tapping the hole and inserting a helicoil...Lucky to only by the helicoil on amazon for a fiver everything else was freely available😂😂😂

[@junkendriven]

Oh that sounds like it went badly wrong, I managed without removing ECU and battery so sound like you were unlucky :-( Good info though thanks for sharing and glad you eventually got sorted!

[@johnraffle5691]

@thindo how did you manage to snap the bolt , I’ve got to swap one on my son’s car, now I’m worried .

[@thindo]

@@johnraffle5691 Didn't create enough room (Friday job😂😂) I think I had the socket and ratchet at an angle. Once I had enough space and going straight the other two were easy

[@allsystemsdownagain9553]

Can you show us how to use cable tie and circlip on that top hose. Got the same problem. Absolutely terrible clip provided with the hose. Thanks

[@Shandybrother]

Any update on that pipe to the header or did you just leave it? and did you solve the vacuum problem? tia

[@junkendriven]

The pipe to the header I ended up replacing though the replacement part wasn't a great fit, unfortunately I went for a bodge with cable ties to keep it secured and it seems to hold! Nothing on vacuum problem, I suspect I'll need to replace the rocker cover that has it integrated but as the car is just coping I'm unsure how much longer I'll keep it running!