Heater hose replacement access

brianw · 1st October 2017, 08:30

My Wifes 1.8 suffered a failure in the heater hose yesterday.
I had spare hoses in the shed luckily including the one needed.
It is the lower hose that goes through the centre bulkead.
I have just taken a quick look and cannot readily see where to access the clip at the bulkead end.
Is it just a case of prising out the rubber bung?
It looks too low down for access through the plenum chamber and looks quite a long reach if accessible by removing radio etc from central console.
Any heads up would be appreciated as i will have to tackle this once i have picked up some antifreeze when the shops open.
Edit:
I have just removed rubber bung and removed radio & atc controls but can still not see access.
Drivers side footwell panel next I suppose.

AndyRoverK · 1st October 2017, 10:20

The book says "remove air intake plenum" then "remove bulkhead access panel" Then there is a picture showing the ends of the hoses.

Had a quick look under my cars bonnent and it does not look like fun

Regards

Andy

Arctic · 1st October 2017, 10:23

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Originally Posted by brianw

My Wifes 1.8 suffered a failure in the heater hose yesterday.

Quote:

I had spare hoses in the shed luckily including the one needed.
It is the lower hose that goes through the centre bulkead.
I have just taken a quick look and cannot readily see where to access the clip at the bulkead end.
Is it just a case of prising out the rubber bung?
It looks too low down for access through the plenum chamber and looks quite a long reach

if accessible by removing radio etc from central console.
Any heads up would be appreciated as i will have to tackle this once i have picked up some antifreeze when the shops open.
Edit:
I have just removed rubber bung and removed radio & atc controls but can still not see access.
Drivers side footwell panel next I suppose.

HI Brian
A couple of photo's below for you regarding the heater hoses that go through the bulk head, top and bottom both have a clip you can use a pair of mole grips to open, I think these pipes are in the same place across the models, ie photo's below are of 1.8T and 2.5 V6.

There is a centre panel that you remove to gain access, same as if you were going to change the back plugs on the V6, hopefully the photo's are not to late for your reference, but knowing you the problem would have been sorted by now cheers Arctic

brianw · 1st October 2017, 11:47

Thanks for the photos Steve.
Once I got back home with the antifreeze I took the plenum cover off and all was revealed.
For anyone doing this I found I had to remove the windsreen wipers in order to get the entire cover off.
Then I removed the pollen filter unit 2 no 10mm hex at top
And withdrew the filter box.
This then gave access to the hose clips.
The clips had been positioned by a comedian so that it was still really difficult to compress them but eventually by using needle nose pliers I managed to rotate them enough to get on the mole grips.

Only problem now is that the engine managment light is staying on and the car will not attempt to start!

I am hoping that it is just that the connectors to the autobox got a dousing of antifreeze and it needs to dry out, but fear otherwise.
Not sure what else it could be.
I tried checking fault xodes with torque pro but none showed in that.
My Wife is waiting to go shopping as well!

brianw · 1st October 2017, 12:00

Perhaps all is not lost.
I just checked the voltage at obd with torque - 9.6volts
No wonder it would not turn over.
Will put battery on a fast charge and cross fingers that this is cause.
Never had an issue with battery before so not sure if this is just a coincidence or we have something drawing power all the time.

1st October 2017, 08:30	#1
brianw Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Rover 75 1.8 Auto Connie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Aldershot Posts: 927 Thanks: 126 Thanked 119 Times in 79 Posts	Heater hose replacement access My Wifes 1.8 suffered a failure in the heater hose yesterday. I had spare hoses in the shed luckily including the one needed. It is the lower hose that goes through the centre bulkead. I have just taken a quick look and cannot readily see where to access the clip at the bulkead end. Is it just a case of prising out the rubber bung? It looks too low down for access through the plenum chamber and looks quite a long reach if accessible by removing radio etc from central console. Any heads up would be appreciated as i will have to tackle this once i have picked up some antifreeze when the shops open. Edit: I have just removed rubber bung and removed radio & atc controls but can still not see access. Drivers side footwell panel next I suppose. Last edited by brianw; 1st October 2017 at 08:42..

1st October 2017, 10:20	#2
AndyRoverK Newbie Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	The book says "remove air intake plenum" then "remove bulkhead access panel" Then there is a picture showing the ends of the hoses. Had a quick look under my cars bonnent and it does not look like fun Regards Andy

1st October 2017, 11:47	#4
brianw Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Rover 75 1.8 Auto Connie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Aldershot Posts: 927 Thanks: 126 Thanked 119 Times in 79 Posts	Thanks for the photos Steve. Once I got back home with the antifreeze I took the plenum cover off and all was revealed. For anyone doing this I found I had to remove the windsreen wipers in order to get the entire cover off. Then I removed the pollen filter unit 2 no 10mm hex at top And withdrew the filter box. This then gave access to the hose clips. The clips had been positioned by a comedian so that it was still really difficult to compress them but eventually by using needle nose pliers I managed to rotate them enough to get on the mole grips. Only problem now is that the engine managment light is staying on and the car will not attempt to start! I am hoping that it is just that the connectors to the autobox got a dousing of antifreeze and it needs to dry out, but fear otherwise. Not sure what else it could be. I tried checking fault xodes with torque pro but none showed in that. My Wife is waiting to go shopping as well!

1st October 2017, 12:00	#5
brianw Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Rover 75 1.8 Auto Connie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Aldershot Posts: 927 Thanks: 126 Thanked 119 Times in 79 Posts	Perhaps all is not lost. I just checked the voltage at obd with torque - 9.6volts No wonder it would not turn over. Will put battery on a fast charge and cross fingers that this is cause. Never had an issue with battery before so not sure if this is just a coincidence or we have something drawing power all the time.