matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 10m 29d Posted 07/03/12 01:01 PM Share Posted 07/03/12 01:01 PM any braided line with crimp fitting shouldn't leak it just has been crimped incorrectly I do heaps of hose fitting in my job and a correctly crimped line will hold up to 6000psi depending on line quality it isnt the crimp that ever fails unless it isnt crimped right the first time don't hate on crimps they are fine reusable fittings eg screw on will leak too if fitted wrong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/03/12 01:22 PM Author Share Posted 07/03/12 01:22 PM (edited) These braided hoses are simply not suited for this job. Sure it looks pretty all nicely braided with the anodised blue filter and certainly boy racers eyes sparkle when they see it. You need steel tube for the turbo oil supply line, you could put a more easily assessable filter on the existing line and avoid all the stupid hassles going on in this thread. If its a clean engine you dont even need a filter.One member on the forum Ninkas has brazed connecters onto the std steel line and put on a earls filter. Maybe this is the answer. Edited 07/03/12 01:24 PM by arronm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/03/12 01:42 PM Author Share Posted 07/03/12 01:42 PM I dont think Allan will mind my posting the pic of his inline turbo mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L plate Donating Members 96 Member For: 13y 2m 23d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 07/03/12 11:34 PM Share Posted 07/03/12 11:34 PM Just a thought and I may be way of off the ball park here , but do you think that the all the lines used in these kits are suited to the amount of pressure ( psi ) that the oil pump creates ?, ( that's if the oil pump has anything to do with it ). Also are the braided lines recommend for the use of oil ( designed to have oil running through them ) ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/03/12 11:48 PM Author Share Posted 07/03/12 11:48 PM Yes and yes, if you read the pages of the topic your questions would have been answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/03/12 11:51 PM Share Posted 07/03/12 11:51 PM any braided line with crimp fitting shouldn't leak it just has been crimped incorrectly I do heaps of hose fitting in my job and a correctly crimped line will hold up to 6000psi depending on line quality it isnt the crimp that ever fails unless it isnt crimped right the first time don't hate on crimps they are fine reusable fittings eg screw on will leak too if fitted wrong^This, take your leaking lines to a decent hydraulic hose shop (Pirtek,Enzed,Hosemasters etc etc) Ask them too the build two hoses from a hose that's suitable for low pressure high temp applications. Just about every modern heavy turbo duty turbo diesel engine I ever put a spanner on runs a braided line to feed the turbo. These engines are on boost 95% of there working life and don't suffer leaking oil lines like we do.The plastic covered lines aren't suitable for the temperatures we are subjecting them to. Forget the out cover melting, the inner lining is the cause of the leak. It simply not able to handle the heat. I had both my hoses made by the guys at Pirtek in Midland WA, I used to use them a lot when I worked for the Cat dealer here in WA.I had my hoses built -4 one end and -6 the other so I don't have to run any adapters to suit the earls filter im running. 3 years on no leaks.Spend a little more, get the right hose and you wont have to spend the $'s again./end rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L plate Donating Members 96 Member For: 13y 2m 23d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 08/03/12 01:08 AM Share Posted 08/03/12 01:08 AM Yes and yes, if you read the pages of the topic your questions would have been answered.YES & YES , Then why are we using them when it seems it only a matter of time until they fail . ( I think you have opened a real can of worms with your 1st post ). ^This, take your leaking lines to a decent hydraulic hose shop (Pirtek,Enzed,Hosemasters etc etc) Ask them too the build two hoses from a hose that's suitable for low pressure high temp applications. Just about every modern heavy turbo duty turbo diesel engine I ever put a spanner on runs a braided line to feed the turbo. These engines are on boost 95% of there working life and don't suffer leaking oil lines like we do. The plastic covered lines aren't suitable for the temperatures we are subjecting them to. Forget the out cover melting, the inner lining is the cause of the leak. It simply not able to handle the heat. I had both my hoses made by the guys at Pirtek in Midland WA, I used to use them a lot when I worked for the Cat dealer here in WA. I had my hoses built -4 one end and -6 the other so I don't have to run any adapters to suit the earls filter im running. 3 years on no leaks. Spend a little more, get the right hose and you wont have to spend the $'s again. /end rant The perfect solution and defiantly the path I will be taking . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjaz Donating Members 1,841 Member For: 16y 27d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 13/03/12 02:09 AM Share Posted 13/03/12 02:09 AM Ok, so Matty at gj drivelines has gotten back to me and is happy to replace both halves of my oil line. He said after he has recieved my faulty kit in the mail he will send another of their "revised design" kits. I asked what's different between the two and he said the new kits dont have the plastic sleeve and are screw fittings not crimped. I explained how I can't have my car off the road for that period of time so he was happy to send my replacement kit today and when I change them over I will send the faulty one back to him.Very happy with his service and I will let you all know how the "revised design" compares to the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 13/03/12 04:20 AM Author Share Posted 13/03/12 04:20 AM did you have to pay for the new line up front, then get a refund when you sent the failed one back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjaz Donating Members 1,841 Member For: 16y 27d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 13/03/12 05:21 AM Share Posted 13/03/12 05:21 AM Nope havent payed another cent, but I did send him a few photos of where mine had burnt so he knew I wasnt pulling his leg. I will have to pay postage when I send the old kit back I assume, but that doesnt worry me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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