Coolant leak (C18NZ, manual transmission)

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opvest
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Coolant leak (C18NZ, manual transmission)

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Hi,

I've got a bit of a problem with my Opel Vectra A/Mk3 Cavalier's cooling system.
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First of all, what device is it in the blue. I followed the hose in red and it connected to steering pump oil reservoir, green one connected to the radiator eventually.
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The problem is with the green hose. The green one is leaking coolant and i don't know what it's called to get a new one. All i've found so far are the big rubber hoses (~3-4 cm in diameter), but the green one seems to be made out of both metal and rubber tubing.
Maybe someone can post an eBay link or something (it's a left-handed car - Vectra A, if it makes a difference).
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Re: Coolant leak (C18NZ, manual transmission)

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That's the power steering pipes the thin one goes round in front of the rad in a loop. That bit in front of the rad acts as a cooler for the power steering fluid.
So your needing power steering pipes, not coolent pipes.
I had to buy a replacement pipe (the thicker of the 2 in your pic) when I first got my cavalier 10 years ago. It was a stupidly expensive part and was hard to get hold of back then.

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Re: Coolant leak (C18NZ, manual transmission)

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Turns out the radiator is leaking from it's side. The plastic had a narrow, but long hole in it, where it dripped down and made the lower hoses smell of coolant. Thanks for thinking along though.
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