Notices
DIY Turbo Discussion greddy on a 1.8? homebrew kit?

Oil and Water Lines -Reliability Question

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 11, 2008 | 01:08 AM
  #1  
kenzo42's Avatar
Thread Starter
Elite Member
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,017
Total Cats: 13
From: CA
Default Oil and Water Lines -Reliability Question

Is it worth it to go all steel braided?

I'm certain oil feed should be steel braided.

1) Oil drain w/ hi-temp silicone hose. Will this need to be replaced or cut every year(s)? Reliability?

2) Water lines will be made of aluminum tubing and places the heater hose about 1 foot away from the turbo. Will this need to be replaced or cut every year(s)? Reliability?

I don't know if I should go all steel braided, solely for longevity and reliability reasons. I don't care for aesthetics of the engine, so disregard bling factor.

Your experiences?
Thanks.
Old Jul 11, 2008 | 03:11 AM
  #2  
Savington's Avatar
Former Vendor
iTrader: (31)
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 15,442
Total Cats: 2,106
From: Sunnyvale, CA
Default

Joe Perez will come in and call me a cheap **** for saying so, but I've got 15k and a year of abuse on my silicone drain hose with no issues. I'd take stainless water lines before I'd do a stainless oil drain. Oil feed should be SS for pressure reasons.
Old Jul 11, 2008 | 10:48 AM
  #3  
Saml01's Avatar
Elite Member
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,710
Total Cats: 3
From: NYC
Default

My oil feed is braided.

Drain is the high temp silicone and water is a regular old rubber hose, all wrapped in fiberglass weave. I bet they'll last the life of the car easy.
Old Jul 11, 2008 | 11:00 AM
  #4  
rippledabs's Avatar
Junior Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 172
Total Cats: 0
From: Fremont, CA
Default

I went to the junkyard and got some auto trannies banjo and hardlines for the turbo water lines. I got a tube bender for $10, and made some custom bends to get the start of the rubber lines away from the turbo.

For M14 water fittings, auto tranny lines/banjo from 240sx and subaru bolts will work.

For M12 water fittings, You can get banjo/lines from A/C and P/S systems from toyota and honda.

Or if you are really lucky, you can find stock banjo lines from a turbo car. Too bad, all them turbo were already taken in my local junkyard.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Full_Tilt_Boogie
Build Threads
84
Apr 12, 2021 04:21 PM
stoves
Suspension, Brakes, Drivetrain
5
Apr 21, 2016 03:00 PM
Aroundcorner
Miata parts for sale/trade
2
Oct 1, 2015 03:20 PM
JesseTheNoob
DIY Turbo Discussion
15
Sep 30, 2015 02:44 PM




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:13 AM.