Coolant pipe to turbo burst...advice needed urgently

[j700tus]

Hope someone can help! My car is currently stuck down in Gosport, Hampshire. The coolant pipe has perished to the turbo. I think its the tubo housing feed pipe. Can i replace with a non lotus pipe ( and gently bend it round to fit?) in order to get me home? What do i need to do in order to refill the cooling system? Where are the bleed areas if there are any? PLEASE HELP NEED TO LIMP CAR HOME WITHOUT DESTRYING THE TURBO OR ANYTHING ELSE.....

[Jackonicko]

J700TUS,

I don't know if I can do anything to help, but if I can, I will. I travel down that way often, and am in South Oxfordshire. If anyone has the pipe in this area, I'll run it down there.

[j700tus]

Thanks for your very kind offer, but really need to be back home in crawley by monday for work! Any idea if it can be 'bodged'.. then i should be able to get to bell and colvil and pick up a proper part.

[Monty]

are you not in a break down service? and just get the vechile recovered

[tigerdog]

I think you'd be ok with a bit of generic pipe, bent gently to shape and clamped in place. I had to go this route because the Garrett turbo (like LGM) doesn't work with the standard pipe. Just make sure you fill completely then let it warm up, cool down, and refill before taking off down the road. Search the board for more thorough bleeding instructions; the UK spec is different than my US, so I can't help much.

[j700tus]

Thanks all, managed to use a hose off a mitsubishi, even had the right bends in it and was givin it free at the local skoda/mitsubishi dealership! Off to bell and colvil this week to order a new one and see if they can dig up an alarm code so i can get a spare fob made up.