Coolant pipe o-rings Gen 1

[PJ4863]

Ok.. my google-fu is weak today and looking at the parts diagrams on the phone sucks.

Does anyone have the part numbers for the coolant pipe o rings on a 2004 abs? Gearing up for that valve check!

 

[SkooterG]

Big one? Small ones? Or both?

 

[PJ4863]

Whichever ones I need to do a valve check?

 

[BigOgre]

PJ, try this very nice write-up from awhile back. There's probably many of us that have quite a few FredW posts bookmarked.

My little suggestions:

• I was able to find the smaller O-rings at the local big-box store but the larger thermostat one wasn't an exact fix. Ended up going OEM on that one and it all slid together nicely.
• Order Dave's PAIR plates ahead of time.
• DON'T have a full tank of gas.
• Wear good googles when blowing out the coolant ports (damhikt).

 

[PJ4863]

I already have the pair gone. That went away last summer I'm doing a tech day down in VA and need to get my stuff together. I have his write up bookmarked already too! Just wanted the o rings in hand. I've got everything else.

 

[wfooshee]

I took the old ones down to Lowe's and matched them up to a pack of 10. Of course, I had the engine out for transmission work, wasn't just doing a valve check. Still, unless it's a hundred miles to a building supply place from where you are, just take the old ones down to the store and match them up.

 

[audiowize]

Valve clearance check parts:

Thermostat O-ring: 93210-23787-00

Water Pip O-ring: 93210-18417-00 (You need 2)

Valve Cover Gasket: 5JW-11193-00-00 (Highly recommended, just in case!)

Additional parts for valve adjustment:

Oil pump cover gasket - 5JW-15456-00-00

The CCT is a must do if it doesn't have a blue or green dot on it, which requires a CCT, the CCT gasket, and the oil pump cover gasket.

 

[Fred W]

FYI... the latest intel is that the green dot CCT is supposed to be slightly better than the blue dot ones in terms of spring strength.

 

[PJ4863]

Thanks guys. I already did my cct. I believe it's a green dot. Apparently I should have an oil pump gasket too. I didn't know that one.

 

[wfooshee]

I found the O-ring packages I picked up at Lowe's, Home Depot, whichever it was, so for future reference for anybody seeing this later, the #13 rings fit the coolant pipes, and the #18 rings fit the thermostat housing. Seems like it was 2 bucks and change for 10 rings.

 

[RossKean]

FYI... the latest intel is that the green dot CCT is supposed to be slightly better than the blue dot ones in terms of spring strength.

I never heard that before. I wonder if anyone has had a failure of a blue dot CCT? My blue dot CCT has around 125,000 miles on it.

 

[RaYzerman19]

Remember some talk about CCT's with no dot? That 'revision' was in between blue and green dot......... I have one here. Haven't heard of any failures.

 

[audiowize]

I still think they just ran out of blue paint.

 

[RaYzerman19]

Ummmmmmm, did they then find some green paint?

 

[audiowize]

Ummmmmmm, did they then find some green paint?

Given that the part number for the CCT has only changed once, a likely purpose of the colored dot is simply a visual indicator that the old CCT is no longer on the bike. If this is the case, any old colored dot will do the job.