lithium14;1824838 said:
My set is on order and should arrive any day. I'll have them installed and running in about a week and will report back then.
What I want is a Viton block vent hose. As in the one that goes from the block under the alternator to the valve cover at the oil filler cap. The regular rubber ones turn hard and crack after only a few years. I'd probably also buy a idle air bypass hose made of Viton. I already went with Viton for the 3 short pieces that connect the valve cover vent T to the throttle body, but they're short straight sections and were easy to cut from a short piece of hose I bought.
i did not forget about you guys i recieved my radiator today been workign doubles all week. starting my re asambly tomorow all day on my day off and saturday as well i will report back with pics. on the raidiator it looks very nice but got damaged in shiping crapy packaging it is not leaking just bent on the edge.. will post pics tomorow afternoon.
I don't care about pics nearly as much as the reliability factor. I think the same goes for a lot of the members here. We want to know that these work like they are supposed to and last at least a few years.
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Ive test fit the three heater hoses and they fit perfect. and idk about how long they will last but there built just like a inter cooler coupler which is resistant to heat and oil so i could see them lasting a long time.
Another MkIII;1825170 said:
I'll do my best to report back, but as far as if they'll last a few years... you'll have to wait a few years. :biglaugh:
Once the hoses arrive (from China :icon_mad
, I'll take pics of the kit and the install process. I paid for faster shipping, so they should be here in a day or two. Work will probably start next Tuesday or Wednesday, but I'll get pics up as soon as possible.
, I'll take pics of the kit and the install process. I paid for faster shipping, so they should be here in a day or two. Work will probably start next Tuesday or Wednesday, but I'll get pics up as soon as possible.
Can't say for this exact set, but I've been replacing all the coolant/vacuum lines with quality silicone pieces, either generic foot-lengths that are cut to size or molded pieces for some of the coolant lines.
Silicone is superior to Toyota's OEM rubber, end of story. However the quality of any material will change depending on where you buy it from/how it was manufactured etc.
Just because it works for 105k miles doesn't mean there isn't something better out there. Me, I'd rather do it once and be done with it.
Silicone is superior to Toyota's OEM rubber, end of story. However the quality of any material will change depending on where you buy it from/how it was manufactured etc.
Just because it works for 105k miles doesn't mean there isn't something better out there. Me, I'd rather do it once and be done with it.
Agreed, and replacing the stock hoses with more stock hoses will work, but the cost is huge. The kit I bought comes with a 1 year warranty, so if I have any problems, at least I have some sort of fall back.
Just a heads up guys I just purchased a full 26 piece black silicone hose kit. I had to replace the factory hoses (all of them *facepalm*) because I looked under the hood today to fine all my vacuume likes are starting to age and all my Inter cooler hoses are cracked at the clamps... so yes Im having major boost leaks. It wont be here for probally 1 month as I took the free snail mail. I had to cause Im trying to keep the car looking like its stock, so thats why I bought this as opposed to a metal pipe kit. Anyway heres the link to the black ones if anyone is looking
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/26PCS-SILICO...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc2b02d9f
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/26PCS-SILICO...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc2b02d9f
Maple191;1828177 said:
That's the exact kit I bought. Quality looks pretty good: silicone is not too hard, not too soft. It looks like 4-ply stuff too. Be aware that this does not come with hose clamps, so unless you plan on reusing the annoying factory clamps, you'll need to buy new ones. You'll need about 60 clamps of varying sizes from (I think) 0.75" to 3.5". I chose to go with all stainless T-bolt clamps, except on the small ones (because you can't buy 1" t-bolts, damnit), so I spent about another $100 to make it all look good. I haven't started swapping hoses yet, so I can't speak to the fit of them all yet, but I'll update when I do.
Also, you'll need to pull the metal pieces from the factory accordion hose and fit them into the new silicone replacement. I haven't done that yet either, but we'll see how it goes.
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that free snail mail got it to my house in VA in 3 days.... lol
anyway got all mine on engine is running now got it up to operating temp and no leaks the side walls are thinker on these so they factor spring clips will not work. only coolant lines that did not come with it was the line between the throttle body and idle motor. and did not come with the short curved lower coolant line for the turbo. everything else was included.
anyway got all mine on engine is running now got it up to operating temp and no leaks the side walls are thinker on these so they factor spring clips will not work. only coolant lines that did not come with it was the line between the throttle body and idle motor. and did not come with the short curved lower coolant line for the turbo. everything else was included.
Who did you source all your T clamps through? Anychance you still have a list handy of what you bought sizewise?Neodeuccio;1828195 said:
Virtually all my hose clamps came from Summit. I sourced a few of the larger ones from Napa since I get a discount through them due to work, but Summit may still have been cheaper. I just called Napa first. The only problem I ran into is that they don't have any clamps for the 1.00" and 0.75" hoses that aren't worm drive (which I hate). I'm waiting to hear back from a company in India that makes these to see if they ship internationally. I'll put together a list of what I bought and the prices for them. I should have it online tonight.