Thanks for the link, I'll grab a bag and get it clipped back on!

Thanks a lot for the info and the link g8dhe. Really useful. I'll try and get the 13-209 rivets so I can fasten it back on.

A couple of months ago I found this bit of plastic loose under the bonnet.

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It took me a while to realise that it's the shield that sits between the battery and the rear of the plastic radiator guard. The two screws/bolts that hold it in place are long gone, I guess ...

Thank you! That's really helpful, I agree with the part number. Replacement ordered, hopefully catastrophe avoided! Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply. I've had the metal pipe changed last year (it also came from Japan and took many weeks!), it's the small rubber hose that comes out of the top of it that I'm after.

Hi all, I've recently had the main coolant hose replaced on my 2L Bongo, the others all seem to be OK, but this little guy in the picture is looking a bit ropey to me and I wouldn't mind getting it changed for piece of mind when I have my cam belt and water pump done early next year. I'm struggling ...