My radiator hose "T" fitting (where the bleeder screw goes) is leaking. I can't find a replacement at AB or bputah. Can someone point me in the right direction for a replacement?

 

Land Range Rover Discovery Upper Radiator Hose PCH000460

 

Is the plastic -T part cracked or is it a bad O-ring? Where is it leaking from?

 

do you have the one piece hose with the molded T or the three piece with clamps?

 

It is a three piece hose with clamps.

The Tee is leaking on the "female" side of the bleeder screw. The screw itself is fine as I had replaced it previously.

I had just bled my radiator this past weekend, so I did loosen and tighten the bleeder screw to do that. Perhaps I tightened it down too tight when I was done and caused the crack in the tee.

Can I buy just the tee or do I need to get the tee along with the replacement hoses?

I saw another post where someone made a tee out of black cast iron pipe from Home Depot/Lowes. Maybe I'll do that...

 

I switched to the brass bleed screw. The female part of the Tee is prone to cracking or being stripped with the brass screw. I had to change mine a couple of time. Once from stripping it. Another time from tightening it too hard and it cracked the female opening. I have since learnt that a gentle tightening is all it needs.

I was able to find a T-joint from a junkard. I have not seen the availability of a brand new Tee joint without buying the entire top hose assembly set. Perhaps Ebay or from someone like Paul Grant?

 

Just take out the "T" fitting and put in straight pipe.
You don't need it.

To bleed the system - raise the coolant tank and run the engine with the cap off the coolant tank for 8 minutes at about 1,200 to 1,500 RPM
That bleeds it.

the T fitting is good at putting AIR BACK into the cooling system.

To each their own.

 

I have it available pretty cheap:
URO brand URO Radiator Coolant Hose 117 29026 738 | OEM Part Haus
Genuine GENUINE Radiator Coolant Hose 117 29026 001 | OEM Part Haus

Let me know if I can help!

 

$37.20 is a great price!

 

Sounds like a good excuse to do the online thermostat mod to me.