Turbo Lines?

October 07, 2008, 02:26:06 AM

I kinda blew out all the lines running to my turbo today...

Can I replace them with rubber lines?

Antifreeze, Oil, fuel pressure regulator, Breather line all blew out....
I had a head gasket blow and those ended up as casualties....
Now I need to get my bird back on the road...

Turbo Lines?

Reply #1 – October 07, 2008, 03:46:46 PM

I was able to use rubber for the water feed line. I think all the other fittings are threaded, which would make it hard to use rubber unless you save ~2" of the metal lines at each fitting to tighten the rubber lines onto.

Turbo Lines?

Reply #2 – October 08, 2008, 11:09:08 AM

I kinda blew out all the lines running to my turbo today...

That doesn't sounds so good.

Antifreeze These are both mainly metal lines but yes you can use rubber lines for these. Might need a hose nipple to install so the hoses can get a good bite and not shake off.

Oil this is a metal line that runs from the back of the drivers side head to the turbo and the return line runs from under side of turbo to the block. Yes you could use rubber but heat and oil will make it fail faster than metal. If anything get a piece of metal brake line and bend it to fit. As for the return line. Many people have cut the metal line and reused the for the turbo tapped for a hose nipple and then used a hose nipple in the block and ran stainless covered rubber line.

fuel pressure regulator The regulator blew or the line to it from the intake? Vac line is vac line replace it.

Breather line all blew out witch breather line? the one from the block to the upper intake with the PCV in it? the Breather line from the valve cover to the turbo inlet? or the breather from the turbo to the air filter? all of witch are rubber line except where metal in the VC breather line and the line to the air filter has a spring so it won't suck its self closed.