Hey,
Took the car out for a spin the other night. Let it warm up and just took it around the block. Was running weird so I took it back home and pulled it back into the garage. Popped the hood and saw flames under the turbo. Quickly ran back into the car and grabbed the fire extinguisher and put the fire out. I have a -10 AN stainless braided hose for the turbo drain. I had the same problem before, a few months after going single turbo that the rubber melted and oil started leaking onto the exhaust. Caught it before anything happened. Tried to route it differently but couldn't find a way other than between runners 1 and 2. So I replaced it but wrapped the drain line in exhaust wrap to insulate from all the heat. Also my manifold is wrapped. This time it lasted little longer but obviously failed again. :nono: What are you guys using for oil drain lines and how did you route the drain line? I started to look into SS or kevlar braided teflon -AN hose since it can withstand more heat. Does anyone know any other hoses that can withstand higher temps? I have the 60-1 single turbo kit from DM if it matters.
Thanks in advance.
Oh and fyi. luckily caught it early enough that only the oil drain line needs to be replaced but there is a lot to clean up
Looks like it snowed in my engine bay. :nono:
Took the car out for a spin the other night. Let it warm up and just took it around the block. Was running weird so I took it back home and pulled it back into the garage. Popped the hood and saw flames under the turbo. Quickly ran back into the car and grabbed the fire extinguisher and put the fire out. I have a -10 AN stainless braided hose for the turbo drain. I had the same problem before, a few months after going single turbo that the rubber melted and oil started leaking onto the exhaust. Caught it before anything happened. Tried to route it differently but couldn't find a way other than between runners 1 and 2. So I replaced it but wrapped the drain line in exhaust wrap to insulate from all the heat. Also my manifold is wrapped. This time it lasted little longer but obviously failed again. :nono: What are you guys using for oil drain lines and how did you route the drain line? I started to look into SS or kevlar braided teflon -AN hose since it can withstand more heat. Does anyone know any other hoses that can withstand higher temps? I have the 60-1 single turbo kit from DM if it matters.
Thanks in advance.
Oh and fyi. luckily caught it early enough that only the oil drain line needs to be replaced but there is a lot to clean up





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