Is anyone aware of a list of LR2 part numbers with the equivalent Volvo part number, if such a list even exists? I want this for all the coolant and heater hoses.

 

Not aware of any such list.

But I think many of the hoses are not interchangeable, since the volvo body is different and many coolant components are mounted on the chassis, not the engine bock.

 

When thinking about replacing all the coolant hoses, does that include the heater hoses? They carry coolant, too, but I don't always see them included in the hose kits.

 

Old school thought... larger hoses are more prone to age-induced failure.

Since heater hoses are smaller and often very hard to access, it was common in the past to replace the big hoses and not mess with the heater hoses.

I had a radiator leak on a road trip, so I paid a shop to do most of the coolant stuff while they were in there (the car made it to our vacation home so we had the time). They replaced the largest five hoses pre-emptively, but not the coolant hoses.

I think FlyBD5 has some experience with hose failure.

 

Did you mean to say "not the heater hoses"?

 

AIEEEE!!!

Dang it, don't scare me like that!

 

@flybd5 I looked back at some posts from 2023 where you replaced a set of coolant hoses. Did you also replace the heater hoses?

 

Yes, eventually I had to replace all the hoses including the ones carrying coolant to/from the heater core.

 

And I still had a small leak that turned into a gusher today. I could not find it before, but when I saw that ALL the coolant I was putting in was coming out, I pulled the reservoir and found that my mechanic had not secured the bottom hose correctly and over time it had worked itself completely loose. At least that's now taken care of. No more leaks (I hope).

 

Yes, didn't replace the heater hoses.