warrenpfo
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As most of you know our 100's have a rear air con unit which has 2 pipes running from the engine bay to the rear. One small and one large running under the driver’s side.
It is a common fault that due to the salt on our roads the smaller of the two pipes corrodes over time and needs replacing. The way the 100's are made you have to lift the body to replace the pipes which Toyota want £1600 to do. Here is what i did:
I took the car to get it pressure tested at Pirtek in Reading and got under the car to establish that i had 4 pin holes and that the previous owner must have had it fixed by a fast and dirty chap as there where two push fit joins in the pipe work that where not fit for purpose.
I asked the chap at Pirtek if he could vacuum out anything still in the lines and he told me that there was no need as anything that was in the pipe work would have worked its way out over time and I was free to dismantle if i wanted to.
When i got home i went to work with a pair of side cutters and ended up with this:
The length of pipe from the rear to the front is made up of 2 sections and i made sure that i left enough space at each end to work with:
If you are careful you end up with 2 male and 2 female ends, one set you can keep as spare for future use if needed:
I cleaned up the pipework with and oven cleaning pad and boxed them up and sent them to Burgaflex (http://www.burgaflex.co.uk/contact.php#)
I dealt with a chap called Robert option #2 on the phone he is the technical guru. After a brief discussion and a few measurements i received a parcel at my front door 2 weeks later:
I fitted the hose yesterday and a great chap called Mike from Air Medic came round today to pressure test it and fill the system. He being the expert was very impressed with the workmanship and i can’t say enough about the service i received from Burgaflex. Ok i know it’s not alu pipe and will not last as long but Mike said it should do 5 years and might then need to be replaced. The way it has been manufactured all i will need to do is order a section of hose and swap out the old one.
The best part is that the hose only cost me £86 delivered to my door.
Fantastic product for what is a common problem. Hope it helps someone else down the road.
It is a common fault that due to the salt on our roads the smaller of the two pipes corrodes over time and needs replacing. The way the 100's are made you have to lift the body to replace the pipes which Toyota want £1600 to do. Here is what i did:
I took the car to get it pressure tested at Pirtek in Reading and got under the car to establish that i had 4 pin holes and that the previous owner must have had it fixed by a fast and dirty chap as there where two push fit joins in the pipe work that where not fit for purpose.
I asked the chap at Pirtek if he could vacuum out anything still in the lines and he told me that there was no need as anything that was in the pipe work would have worked its way out over time and I was free to dismantle if i wanted to.
When i got home i went to work with a pair of side cutters and ended up with this:
The length of pipe from the rear to the front is made up of 2 sections and i made sure that i left enough space at each end to work with:
If you are careful you end up with 2 male and 2 female ends, one set you can keep as spare for future use if needed:
I cleaned up the pipework with and oven cleaning pad and boxed them up and sent them to Burgaflex (http://www.burgaflex.co.uk/contact.php#)
I dealt with a chap called Robert option #2 on the phone he is the technical guru. After a brief discussion and a few measurements i received a parcel at my front door 2 weeks later:
I fitted the hose yesterday and a great chap called Mike from Air Medic came round today to pressure test it and fill the system. He being the expert was very impressed with the workmanship and i can’t say enough about the service i received from Burgaflex. Ok i know it’s not alu pipe and will not last as long but Mike said it should do 5 years and might then need to be replaced. The way it has been manufactured all i will need to do is order a section of hose and swap out the old one.
The best part is that the hose only cost me £86 delivered to my door.
Fantastic product for what is a common problem. Hope it helps someone else down the road.
