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Pin hole water leak form throttle body i think ?

Started by holdn4eva vbmenu_register("postmenu_1673458", true); · 19 Dec 2007 · 6 replies

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hey guy's theres a pin hole water leak i think its from a pipe on the throttle body i have a pic that shows excatly where about's it is what would be the easiest way to have it fixed ?, Thanks Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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I would say replacing the throttle body would be fairly cheap, easy and be the least dodgy option...
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just find another t/b should be easy to replace
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I had a similar prob with couple of metal to hose connections, what I did was clean it put a dab of silicone sealant on it and put some heatshrink over it then a dab of vaseline as the hose had a tendency to bind the edge of the heatshrink and mine has been fine for years edit: Forgot to add that this indicates your coolant might need a flush and you will prob have other leaks crop up of the same type, ie Steel pipe near ally part... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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this is 2nd pin hole leak first one has a heater pipe i hope more don;t pop up ill flush out the raditor and get a new tb thanks edit: just didn't understand this little part (ie Steel pipe near ally part)
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Where there is a steel pipe that is pressed into any piece of engine that is aluminium, that area seems to be the worst for corrosion. There are a couple of other places on inlet that this occurs and those are also likely to get pinholes or cracks weakened by electrolytic corrosion...
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Quote: Originally Posted by Niche Where there is a steel pipe that is pressed into any piece of engine that is aluminium, that area seems to be the worst for corrosion. There are a couple of other places on inlet that this occurs and those are also likely to get pinholes or cracks weakened by electrolytic corrosion... oh i understand now, thanks everyone for your help and to especially to Niche you for explaing in detail for me.
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