TomT Spooling Member Donating Members 961 Member For: 13y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: Blue Mountains, NSW Posted 23/11/12 05:34 AM Share Posted 23/11/12 05:34 AM Hi guys,Recently I have noticed that the turbo end of my oil line (earls) is a lot darker and oily colour (obviously).Is this a problem? Should I have this fixed?(The rest of the line seems fine, as per pic)Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 23/11/12 05:36 AM Share Posted 23/11/12 05:36 AM Its just the heat that's right by the manifold has changed the colour of the braid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 5m 18d Gender: Male Posted 23/11/12 05:37 AM Share Posted 23/11/12 05:37 AM Mines the same, heat has done that! Just make sure it's not leaking oil, the crimped fittings are prone to leaks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomT Spooling Member Donating Members 961 Member For: 13y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: Blue Mountains, NSW Posted 23/11/12 05:41 AM Author Share Posted 23/11/12 05:41 AM Ahhh that's good.Thanks for the help boys - makes me feel a lot better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 23/11/12 07:02 AM Share Posted 23/11/12 07:02 AM Hard to tell from your pics, but it looks like the hose may be leaking, a common thing with the crimped style hoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 11m 23d Posted 23/11/12 09:52 AM Share Posted 23/11/12 09:52 AM I think the cable ties are more a problem they will cook and break reallly soon plus stainless braid will rub through that pipe its cable tied too get some more fire sleeve or use a couple of pclamps so it looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 9m 29d Gender: Male Posted 24/11/12 10:38 AM Share Posted 24/11/12 10:38 AM I just cracked up laughing seeing those photos. Yes it is a problem mate. The braided line is not miracle sh-t. It needs to be kept as far away from a heat sources as possible, not as you did it as close as possible to a heat source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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