where can i buy stainless steel hardline for a turbo feed??

[black89t]

basically just as the title says. ive seen it used on some high end builds and race cars but i can't seem to find a place that sells the stuff. im tired of the rubber hose inside the -an line melting then causing a leak at my turbo feed. so my plan is to use ss hardline like about 6" with a male -4 at one end and a female -4 at the other. which will get the -an hose further away from the center of the turbo. hopefully keeping it from getting cooked.

 

[atmperformance]

are you melting braided lines?

 

[jetjock]

Heard of a bender and flaring tool?

 

[black89t]

Heard of a bender and flaring tool?

Really!? I had no idea it was so simple. So I'm guessing there's some kind of collar you buy that threads to the an fitting and compresses the flared line. I can see that working to the turbo side but what about putting a male an fitting on the line to connect back to the braided hose?

 

[atmperformance]

you could have another AN fitting on that side or use a slip on hose end with a hose clamp

 

[hvyman]

Or could use a better an hose.

 

[black89t]

Or could use a better an hose.

well the first line i used was one i made with standard braided hose. which lasted for a while. but when it failed i wanted to use something that i thought was better. so i ordered a custom length oil feed from apt. was suppose to be specifically for a turbo feed. but after taking it apart the hose they used was just standard rubber hose and hose ends.....:3d_frown:

so i ended up ordering some aeroquip ptfe -4 hose and hose ends from summit. doing the ss hardline is to much of a pita. even though its the best solution cause it would get rid of the high heat that the hose and hose ends are seeing the way i have it now. but oh well hopefully this will be the last hose i have to get for this dam feed!

 

[IndigoMKII]

just bend and flare both ends with the fittings on it. no need for a rubber hose at all.

 

[emericaskater285]

Never heard of an oil feed melting from heat specially a stainless line. You should really reroute the line. If it is on a 7m there is not a single reason it should be close enough to the manifold to melt.

 

[black89t]

Never heard of an oil feed melting from heat specially a stainless line. You should really reroute the line. If it is on a 7m there is not a single reason it should be close enough to the manifold to melt.

its on a na-t 2jz. i never said heat from the manifold is getting it to hot. i think its how i have a banjo bolt coming off the turbo which makes the hose end really close to the center section of the turbo heres some pics i took before i took it apart to show apt. im hoping the extra heat the ptfe hose can take will fix the issue. even though i think theres plenty of space for the line. its not touching anything and i had that heat wrap all the way up to the turbo. i autox, drag, track and run it hard on trips though so the turbo gets cooking. my setup up is built for reliability and this hose has been a biotch!

 

[IJ.]

Braided Teflon will live there.

Hardlines are a PITA.

 

[black89t]

Braided Teflon will live there.

Hardlines are a PITA.

thanks for the assurance i made the right decision!

 

[IJ.]

thanks for the assurance i made the right decision!

No probs, I learnt my lesson early on after having a rubber hose burst and set an engine on fire...

 

[black89t]

No probs, I learnt my lesson early on after having a rubber hose burst and set an engine on fire...

oooh boy thats no good...luckily i noticed it before it leaked worse or completely popped off the hose end!

 

[jetjock]

Braided Teflon will live there.

This. With integrated (molded on) firesleeve is even better...

 

[IJ.]

oooh boy thats no good...luckily i noticed it before it leaked worse or completely popped off the hose end!

I had an extinguisher or I'd have lost the car...

This. With integrated (molded on) firesleeve is even better...

mmm firesleeve

 

[jetjock]

Yep, it's all good but Aeroquip 466 makes my diaper especially damp

 

[black89t]

made the new oil feed line and installed it today. went pretty smooth. im not sure if i should heat wrap it or not. but other than that i think this should get it for good! :bigthumb:







and one of the engine bay for fun

 

[emericaskater285]

I like it. 7m electronics

hope you don't have any more troubles with it.

 

[black89t]

^thanks!

what do you think about heat wraping the feed like i had it before? at first i thought it would help but the more i think about it the more unsure i am....it might just be trapping heat in that part of the line and hose end. i didn't wrap it cause im still up in the air on it. :dunno: