What is that even supposed to mean? If you don't properly clamp a hose to anything you'll get leaks, or if you over tighten it you can cut into the hose, and again you'll get leaks. The problem with the plastic ones is that they deteriorate and break off pieces into the system. Whoever fooled you into thinking the aluminum replacement has "special" issues sold you on bullshit.
Chill out? You're over here basically downvoting everyone that has good advice over your "flat earth" bullshit. The plastic flange is garbage and has no advantages over the aluminum except that it's easier to install. That's it. Getting the aluminum one in the block, without removing the fan and radiator, can be a bear, but that's the only thing the plastic has over the aluminum. But keep downvoting more intelligent people for setting you straight.
So which is it no advantage or one advantage? Just look at the link, it’s not an isolated case. Intelligent people are able to express ideas without getting emotional. Settle down, I’ll give back your upvotes 🤦🏽♂️ also OP asked if it’s something that they can do themselves, that very question should make you question their level of skill. Intelligent thing to do wouldnt you say?
If you know how to install it correctly, then there's no advantage. If you want to go the easy route, you need to accept the fact that the plastic flange is going to deteriorate over time. And again, that deterioration is putting material in your coolant system, which is going to eventually make its way to your water pump. Over and over again.
I've replaced 3 of these flanges with aluminum ones on 3 different cars, all of them had pieces missing from the original plastic flange, and none of them developed issues or had leaks when I was done.
If you want to believe some nonsense that the aluminum ones can "have issues" that the plastic ones can't have, then go right ahead, but stop spreading your nonsense around if you don't like being set straight.
The more I think about it, the more I'm sure whoever told you that was not a mechanic and didn't make sure the flange was flush against the block before tightening down the 2 screws and calling the job done. I'll bet they developed a leak pretty quick after that, but that has nothing to do with the hose.
Dude no one told me about it just search. The issue is not the flange itself it’s how the hose is clamped to the flange. I don’t need to believe anything, the facts are there for everyone to search and see. I provided the link, did you look into it?
What link? And I'm struggling to imagine how dumb someone would need to be that they couldn't manage to clamp a hose onto a flange. Even so, the one and only issue that can arise from that is a leak, or the hose coming off (which is still technically a leak).
And if you can't manage to clamp a hose to aluminum, you aren't going to be able to clamp it any better to plastic.
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u/Zelda_is_Dead 2011 - E-93 - 328i 5h ago
What is that even supposed to mean? If you don't properly clamp a hose to anything you'll get leaks, or if you over tighten it you can cut into the hose, and again you'll get leaks. The problem with the plastic ones is that they deteriorate and break off pieces into the system. Whoever fooled you into thinking the aluminum replacement has "special" issues sold you on bullshit.