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I went out for a 10 minute drive, and by the time I park & switched off the engine, I hear the fan come on & a slight hiss. Opened the hood to find out coolant being sprayed from the hose, near the clamp... quickly switched off the car and the spraying/leaking stopped. Some google searches tells me the clamp might have deteriorated and that it's good to change to a screw-type clamp. But I just want to double check as I'm DIYing this one. Had changed a clamp in my bike's radiator before but this one sounds a bit different. So, new clamp or new hose??

whin i pulled out the injector horse ( dont know correct word, hence picture was attached) little steam is come out.some oil signs also there.but there no any oil reduction.is it sign of wearing off the engine ( toyota cr 27 2C)

Hello everyone, I'm looking for experts' advice on the following issue of my recently purchased Mazda Familia BJ5P. Recently I could observe a slight leakage of coolant and was found that it was form one of the hoses connecting to the heater core. When I tried to remove the hose I could find that the plastic connector of the hose end had been damaged and can no longer be used again.(The side connecting to the heater core is OK, but the part connecting to the hose is broken and remains inside the hose) Unfortunately this broken plastic connector seems to be quite difficult to find in my area(Galle), even at reconditioned spare parts outlets and most of them said that it would be very difficult to find it from normal spare part outlets. When I contacted Mazda agents, they told that the part is currently out of stock, but might be available in another 1-2 moths for around Rs.1500. Now I want to fix this issue asap and what would be the best option for me? Is there any other place where I could buy this heater hose connector? Is there a proper way of mending the broken connector and hose? I've found that bypassing the heater core might be an option, but the heater system of the car was working properly and I don't want to loose it if there's a better option. A proper solution or advice on this issue would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance