First "Major" Repair/Question on Hoses

Varthlokkur · Post by **Varthlokkur** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:08 am

I've gone seven months without any repair issues. Well, the first struck last night. I pull into the driveway and I let the car idle for a minute or so. The, I see smoke creeping out from under the hood.

Dang! My first thought is a blocked cat causing the manifold overheat and light something under the hood on fire. Or, maybe a fuel leak. Or...Bleah, not much happy thoughts.

I shut her down and saw no flames. Cracked the hood and a whoosh of steam comes out. Just a cracked coolant hose.

What a relief!

All I can say is...MAN! You guys sure have got me jumpy!

SARON81 · Post by **SARON81** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:46 am

Better get used to those hoses blowing!!

They don't last long at all in that inferno around the turbo. Mine blows a hose like every couple months!

dunk · Post by **dunk** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:46 am

There so many coolant hoses under there it's not wonder there are leaks.

7 months that's like some kind of a record.

Post by **John Brennan** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:40 pm

SARON81 wrote:Better get used to those hoses blowing!! They don't last long at all in that inferno around the turbo. Mine blows a hose like every couple months!

That shouldn't be happening, unless you have a bunch of old hoses you are replacing one by one, using inferior hoses, or have some other cooling system or engine running temp issue(s). I understand the first, since hoses cost money, but remember that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and most definitely use high-temp, high-silicone hoses, especially right near the turbo.

Varthlokkur · Post by **Varthlokkur** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:41 pm

dunk wrote:7 months that's like some kind of a record.

Woo HOOOO!!! Call the Guiness folk!!! I hope there is prize money involved.

MerkXRTurbo · Post by **MerkXRTurbo** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:46 pm

Guiness? BRILLIANT!!!!

Oh wait, different guiness.

Varthlokkur · Post by **Varthlokkur** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:23 am

MerkXRTurbo wrote:Guiness? BRILLIANT!!!!

Oh wait, different guiness.

Is there another type?

Varthlokkur · Post by **Varthlokkur** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:24 am

I'm investigating just changing all my hoses to silicon, since it looks like I should just replace them now and get it over with.

My question is, during my search for silicon, I saw one site that sold ties as a way to clamp down hose. Now, I don't think I would ever do that, but is it valid?

MerkXRTurbo · Post by **MerkXRTurbo** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:12 am

I'm not sure what you're talking about... ya got a link?

Varthlokkur · Post by **Varthlokkur** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:29 am

Check out this picture and you will see the ties.

MerkXRTurbo · Post by **MerkXRTurbo** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:43 am

Cable ties. I think those are just to tie them up out of the way. Those would never be used for clamping.

flylear45 · Post by **flylear45** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:05 am

As long as the nipple has a shoulder for the hose to go over, the ties will work fine. On a straight nipple, use a clamp.

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:09 pm

Varthlokkur wrote:Check out this picture and you will see the ties.

Dude, that is vacuum hose!

You can use zip-ties on those, although typically it's not needed if the hose is sized correctly.

But don't use that hose nor zip-ties for coolant applications!!!

Post by **John Brennan** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:10 pm

I wuz gonna say...!

Varthlokkur · Post by **Varthlokkur** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:27 pm

LOL! That is what I get for doing a quick search and not reading the material.