Firestorm Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 ok i cant take it anymore! i know this has been brought up alot but i cant seem to find the right answer and now i need some advice i busted a couple of my pipes removing the turbo pipework, i got some FSE hoses but they dont supply 5mm or 6mm pipes.. im torn between getting some normal Silicon blue ones or getting Reinforced ones. im told that it doesnt matter but i dont wanna get it wrong. i also dont wanna pay out of my A$$ for some as the pipe is roughly bout 3 inches long. i could go toyota and buy the replacedment black ones but it would nice to have blue ones. Can anyone suggest a place to get these or should i cut my losses and get in contact with Toyota Directly Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolai Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Also interessted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 which pipes are broken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firestorm Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 one of the 5 or 6 (cant remeber which mil.. think its 6mm) at the back near the firewall. i think they connect to the hardpipes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 just use silcone hose.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firestorm Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 alrite will do.. im hoping theyw il be fine.. i just carry some spare hose in the boot then ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I have a complete set of silicon hoses available - supra specific - they are in silver £50 delivered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 This might be useful. My take is the WORST POSSIBLE stuff to use is silicone vac / pressure hose, use Gates or Wurth black "rubber" hose or buy stock ones. The silicone stuff is slippy, has no fabric core, so splits for fun, and (IMO) looks naff in silly colours. I see more vac probs with silicone hoses than I do with old, tired, original ones! "Proper" silicone hose has a fabric layer moulded into it to stop too much expansion, and reduce the natural tendency of silicone hose to split. It is easily seen in rad and oil hoses, for example. In the small bore sizes only the really high end stuff has a fabric inlay. The hoses in the small bore sizes you get in these kits almost invariably has no liner, and will split and expand for fun. The stock hoses are fine, IMO. I can tell a genuine low mileage car from a clocked one just by "feeling its small bore hoses", IYSWIM. It is only to be expected that a hose in a harsh environment like a hundered thousand miles under the bonnet of the MKIV, will harden. I still re,main adamant that stock vac hoses or Gates or equivavlent aftermarket stuff is best in the small bore sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firestorm Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 hhm cool thanks for that! i need i need to look into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 http://www.fuelsystem.co.uk/Hose%20Connections.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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