Im replacing almsot all my vac hoses, are silicone hoses better then oem type stuff? I dont want any fancy colors, i just want good clean black but ill buy the black silicon stuff if its better then the rubber stuff.
Opinions on vacuum hoses
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Silicone, bad idea. Back when I am unintelligent, still say i am still 
I used silicone .. on my brake booster to manifold. it pinched and I lost braking power. I had to press so hard to stop.
I used silicone .. on my brake booster to manifold. it pinched and I lost braking power. I had to press so hard to stop.
92TealSupra;1164368 said:Silicone, bad idea. Back when I am unintelligent, still say i am still
Silicone is fine and a good idea as long as you don't buy shitty silicone you find at most auto parts stores, a good one is www.hosetechniques.com
even hose techniques hoses need zipties...
I was given a lot of vacuum hose from the dealer, it's actually pretty damn cheap even if you buy it. Also, it actually FITS instead of the parts store stuff that's standard size and not metric and is too big (requiring zipties everywhere)
I was given a lot of vacuum hose from the dealer, it's actually pretty damn cheap even if you buy it. Also, it actually FITS instead of the parts store stuff that's standard size and not metric and is too big (requiring zipties everywhere)
I would stick with OEM, I guess a good brand of silicone is not a bad idea, I did get the cheap stuff, so that was my fault.
Poodles;1164648 said:
Some of my OEM hoses failed too, requiring zip ties, they are a weak point without them when running enough boost, so I prefer the silicone.
I priced the 2 hoses that go from the bsv to the charcoal cannister from Toyota fell over got up laughing and went and saw my hose supplier and bought 5 metres of hose for less than 1 Toyota hose
We only have standard size hose around here, maybe your parts stores carry metric?
Guess my dealer is better than most then...
Guess my dealer is better than most then...
ok, so what size hoses come on the motor, im confused now, but how much would you guys say is needed to swap out the hoses on a 7m motor? (GTE of corse)