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I am returning from vacation and left car getting exhaust work done. Was told that coolant reservoir for turbo broke due to rust. I believe it is where the cap attaches. Can I drive it home 3 hours or must I replace it first? Need to plan ahead for Monday so some quick answers would be appreciated please. Thank you.

3 hours is a stretch. 30 minutes, maybe.
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Is it inline with the rest of the cooling system? If so that would mean my cooling system would not be pressurized. Which means there is the possibility of air bubbles being caught in the cooling system and improper cooling. Also the possibility of coolant loss, correct?

Can it be bypassed temporarily without too much work?

JB Weld can work wonders.

It is the pipe on the side that connects to the coolant hose that broke off. I'm thinking that it could possibly be rigged with a brass fitting and jb weld.

There are several hoses. Either way, yes you can fix it with a brass fitting. I broke a nipple off on my 91 and cut the rest off. Tapped it for a brass fitting and put Rtv on the fitting before threading it in.

Can a 2002 - 2007 WRX or STI part be used to replace this, even if temporarily?

http://www.killerbmotorsport.com/index_ ... e21151.jpg

Could I possibly use this piece to replace my factory one?

Yeah, just plan on buying some heater hose as well and some barbed fittings at the same time. You will have to relocate some coolant hoses if you go in this direction.

I've never seen that killer B tank before. Seems like a slick piece! I kinda want that for the space savings.

You can run that killer b model, wrx model, ford supercharged cobra coolant tank, nobel m12 reservoir, etc. Nothing will fit in the stock location, so plan to make a bracket and buy bulk heater hose. That killer-b product is cool, but for $50 or less the stock metal wrx tank will work as well or probably better since it has more capacity.

Can't I simply bypass it, drive it home, then replace the reservoir with a good original? Of course I would buy one from one of you fine people. Yes, the turbo would be strictly oil cooled in the meantime. That's OK. I wouldn't be abusing it, and I'd let it idle to cool down before I shut it off. I'm going to replace that turbo soon anyway.

A 3 hour drive? Is there any possible way, any way at all, you could source some used coolant tank and some bulk coolant hose. You could zip tie the tank into place. Without one you won't be able to bleed the cooling system.