Cast Aluminium T-Piece - Coolant 1.8 Turbo Engine - Page 2

T-Cut · 21st March 2018, 20:43

Here's a picture (stainless steel version).

TC

neilbaker86 · 21st March 2018, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groundsman Willie

Anyone got any experience of the seller micjon4 ?
He's got a load of mgr goodies, but only 55 trades against his name. Seems low for a long time trader, particularly as he has 59 positive feedbacks in the last 12 months alone. The numbers don't seem to add up.
If he's known in the scene as a legit trader, I'm happy to be proved wrong as he has some nice stuff, but I'm always a bit cautious about eBay.

Yes, unfortunately. Just had a case closed in my favour by ebay. Item was inaccruately described, poorly packaged and he has a terrible attitude towards his customers.

Do yourselves favour, and simply buy them directly from China yourselves on Taobao or Aliexpress. If they turn out to be any good perhaps DMGRS can stock them?

T-Cut · 21st March 2018, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groundsman Willie

Seller djdjukic? Snappy name. Dispatched from Leeds, seller in USA

He's in Serbia according to eBay profile (where Djukic is of course a common surname). Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90uki%C4%87

TC

Lovel · 22nd March 2018, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yorkshire GOC

Hi
The plastic OEM T-piece is a classic failure point on the petrol/turbo coolant system - if you open your bonnet - look to the left of the engine bay - snug behind the top of the radiator - the main hose from the thermo goes into this t piece at the bottom- the one in the advert is a Turbo t piece as the little angled pipe feeds coolant to the turbo. As good quality metal t-pieces only come along so often I would as MarinaBrian advises purchase this while you can if you have a 1.8t engine.

Sometimes the Turbo t piece turbo angled pipe is manufactured at the wrong angle but this one looks perfect.

The plastic part fails if you fit normal jubilee clips which create a pinch point and collapses the plastic upon tightening them up usually too much.

SAIC fit spring clips with the plastic t-piece which give an even 360 degree grip around the plastic avoiding pinching/collapsing the plastic.

The usual timeline to failure of the plastic version is that the crimped end of large hoses on top of the t-piece start to lose tension over the years and small coolant staining leaks appear around the area, the owner cuts the clips off and fits jubilee clips in place and overtightens which cuts into the poor quality turbo model hose material too easily. The plastic piece distorts over time and leaks re-occur. Owner then starts looking around and blames the t-piece for the failure.

Another reason for the failure can be when any engine work is undertaken such as the elastomer on the head gasket blows and the head is removed, the tiny plastic pipe for the turbo coolant feed gets wraxed by heavy hands.

Bottom line is of course the alloy version will help minimise this issue, but it will never take away the fact that if you have a tiny leak of coolant you need a coolant level tank indicator fitted. That's the best safeguard for any model petrol or diesel.

fandango151 · 22nd March 2018, 19:38

Tazoautoparts is a good supplier of these oddities.

I'm not affiliated but he offers all this and even helped me get the 6 version of the thermostat housing as OHs has sprung a bit of a leak there and wasn't 100% an mgr housing would fit ... Pretty sure it will but they did modify it.

T-Cut · 22nd March 2018, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by fandango151

Tazoautoparts is a good supplier of these oddities.

I haven't seen Tazo on Bay for quite a while now. Does he sell elsewhere?

TC

fandango151 · 22nd March 2018, 21:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Cut

I haven't seen Tazo on Bay for quite a while now. Does he sell elsewhere?

TC

Own website ... A quick Google will find it.

T-Cut · 23rd March 2018, 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by fandango151

Own website ... A quick Google will find it.

Interesting. Tazo was set up as a Limited Company in 2017 and dissolved within a few months.

TC

Groundsman Willie · 23rd March 2018, 09:47

https://tazoparts.co.uk/

Groundsman Willie · 23rd March 2018, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Cut

I see there's now a cast aluminium version available for anyone looking out for a Gerry-T alternative.

eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-ZT-Rov....c100752.m1982

TC

This isn't Tazoparts, is it? Very similar stock, some of the photos look very similar to the Tazo website

23rd March 2018, 09:47	#19
Groundsman Willie Gets stuck in Rover 75 1.8t Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Newbury Posts: 842 Thanks: 783 Thanked 423 Times in 264 Posts	https://tazoparts.co.uk/ __________________ Dave

21st March 2018, 20:43	#11
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,752 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Here's a picture (stainless steel version). TC

22nd March 2018, 19:38	#15
fandango151 Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tamworth Posts: 291 Thanks: 2 Thanked 72 Times in 65 Posts	Tazoautoparts is a good supplier of these oddities. I'm not affiliated but he offers all this and even helped me get the 6 version of the thermostat housing as OHs has sprung a bit of a leak there and wasn't 100% an mgr housing would fit ... Pretty sure it will but they did modify it.