bearsfan39
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ok, so i've knocked on wood long enough and my degas bottle is finally cracked, so for the people have replaced theirs, where is the cheapest place you have found?
Degas Bottle
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Andrizzle
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bearsfan39
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thanks, thats seems like a pretty good deal and will probably get it but i'm going to check with max first
rugger33
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Rockauto
was pretty cheap too. Find one of those 5% discount codes online to make it even cheaper.
was pretty cheap too. Find one of those 5% discount codes online to make it even cheaper.
djknowledge
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damn..thats 10 bucks cheaper then rockauto!!! but there shipping is fast so f u!!!
djknowledge
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f*ck orielly's....
bearsfan39
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oreillys is 94
1LoudLS
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Got it faster than anywhere else.
Jim Henderson
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I just replaced mine. I made the mistake of thinking that the Rock Auto part was not a direct replacement so I went to a dealer. From reading I am pretty sure the Rock auto and other after markets are drop in replacements. The aftermarket says tank without liquid level sensor. THis is what fooled me. I thought there is a sensor in the factory tank. WRONG, so any tank will fit even without sensor.
The dealer price is from $150 to $190. You can talk them down to $150 but still that is almost double the aftermarket. I went and spent the $$ since my car was leaking so bad that I could not drive more than 15 minutes without overheating.
A couple hints for repair...
If you can get your hands down near the back of the engine, remove the rubber hose from the metal pipe. This is the tail end of the hose on the bottom of the tank and is almost impossible to reach while the tank is in the car. The dealer supplied replacement has the hose already attached to the tank so I assume they expect you to drop it in and work on the other end of the hose. The bleed hose is also included with the factory tank.
Use a screw type hose clamp on the other end since it is a beach to get down in there to remove the factory spring clamps. I had to cut off my hose since the clamps were not easily reached with channel locks etc. I even Dremel tool cut off the spring clamp.
Fill up the engine from the front cap that is over the top center of the engine and then fill up the tank with coolant. Then do a bleed using the bleed screw that is attached to a hose on the side of the tank.
BTW, the side of the tank has what looks like two outlet pipes. One is a fake and just used to hang the rubber grommet that holds the bleed hose next to the tank. IOTW, don't panic looking for a missing hose to attach to the fake outlet, there isn't one. You can blow air into the real pipe.
Just my experience on this plastic wonderland.
Jim Henderson
The dealer price is from $150 to $190. You can talk them down to $150 but still that is almost double the aftermarket. I went and spent the $$ since my car was leaking so bad that I could not drive more than 15 minutes without overheating.
A couple hints for repair...
If you can get your hands down near the back of the engine, remove the rubber hose from the metal pipe. This is the tail end of the hose on the bottom of the tank and is almost impossible to reach while the tank is in the car. The dealer supplied replacement has the hose already attached to the tank so I assume they expect you to drop it in and work on the other end of the hose. The bleed hose is also included with the factory tank.
Use a screw type hose clamp on the other end since it is a beach to get down in there to remove the factory spring clamps. I had to cut off my hose since the clamps were not easily reached with channel locks etc. I even Dremel tool cut off the spring clamp.
Fill up the engine from the front cap that is over the top center of the engine and then fill up the tank with coolant. Then do a bleed using the bleed screw that is attached to a hose on the side of the tank.
BTW, the side of the tank has what looks like two outlet pipes. One is a fake and just used to hang the rubber grommet that holds the bleed hose next to the tank. IOTW, don't panic looking for a missing hose to attach to the fake outlet, there isn't one. You can blow air into the real pipe.
Just my experience on this plastic wonderland.
Jim Henderson
joegr
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Maxx (a dealer) will sell it for less than that. From Ford it comes with the bottom hose, apparently it does not come with the bottom hose aftermarket. I don't know if that is important to anyone.
It's easy to do if you have a good set of hose clamp pliers. They're well worth it if you are going to do much car work.
TooManyToys
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bearsfan39
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i shouldn't really have a problem installing it, my dad had to replace his almost right after he bought the car so he knows what to do but thanks for the advice
Jim Henderson
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Holy Moley, that is a trick set of pliers. Never needed anything this fancy to remove clamps from any of my other cars. I am hoping to dump the LS before the next time i need to do this job.
Yeah, I definitely can see how these would be a real boon for working with these spring clamps in tight spaces. Channel locks and other type pliers I have collected over the years, just can't get in close enough due to the firewall being right there.
These pliers are surely the solution. I will still use worm screw clamps to replace the spring clamps just cause I don't trust the spring clamps. Old thinking I guess.
Oh well, another excuse for me to buy a new tool. Can't have enough new and unusual tools.
Jim Henderson
bearsfan39
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ok well max wanted 115 so look like the place andrizzle found is the cheapest
bearsfan39
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yea 85 shipped