Co1 wrote:

is there any advice out there?

Joe the Plumber wrote:

I didn't find mine (from BAS) too bad to do. My 2.2 doesn't have aircon which makes it a bit easier.

Getting the airbox out is a faff, but taking out the right hand headlamp makes access to the lugs on it easier.

The most challenging hose is the short elbow from the inlet manifold on the left hand side to the steel hose that then joins to the intercooler with another longer flexible hose. Some folks leave it out, but as it's the one most likely to split, I think that's not a good idea.

You'll destroy your arms on the water hose spring clips, but I managed that elbow in around an hour and a quarter, considerably helped by using a flexible Jubilee clip tool:

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000...&psc=1

There are some hard rubber spacers on the water hoses on the left hand side and I found sliding these away from where you're working helped to give me a bit more space. You'll also need to unclip the hoses from themselves and the bodywork in several spots to help access.

Unbolt the steel pipe from the water pump (two long bolts, awkward, but do-able with a socket wrench and ring spanner) partly using the larger space between two of the fan blades (have a look, there's a couple of larger gaps) for access. There was no need to remove the water pump as has been suggested elsewhere.

Once you've got the old elbow off, use a bit of soap to lubricate the inside of the large end of the new elbow and jiggle it onto the inlet manifold. It's a right blighter and be careful not to dent your wing. Loosely tighten the clip (I used new stainless genuine Jubilee clips) and then you can get the end of the steel pipe pushed into it. Again, a bit of soap helps. You will need a lot of force and a lot of swearing to do this.

Once you've re-tightened the two bolts for the steel pipe, you can tighten the two Jubilee clips up on the elbow with the flexible tool. Note that the clips will (obviously) go on two ways but you'll find you can only reach to tighten them if fitted one particular way. It should be obvious once you start. Make sure you've got both clips onto the elbow before you try to re-fit the steel pipe.

The two longer pipes aren't too bad to do, but you will need to remove some bits to get to them. You don't need to re-fit the coiled steel protector on the right hand one, but you do need to re-clamp it to the alternator using the original clamp. You'll think the clamp is too small to suit the new hose, but it will go on. If you haven't got this clamp, it was a LR mod from around 2014 to stop the hose chafing through.

If you've bought the BAS kit, the right hand hose will need a bit (15 - 20mm) removing from the turbo end. I used a new blade in a Stanley knife for this. Instructions are included, but don't take too much off.

There was a lot more stuff about this on here, but sadly most of it disappeared recently. I hope this is a bit of help.

Epic advice Joe, very much appreciated!!

custom90steve wrote:

And antiseptic cream.

What's the best tool for the spring clips on some hoses too? They were a right pain when I had to change my waterpump!