sudden loss of boost

[weeds]

belting along the hi-way this morning, slightly up hill at 100km/hr than........i started going backwards. heard a big woosh of air and looked at my boost gauge and nothing

continued driving to worked, popped the bonnet to find the first 90 bend after the turbo has a nice big split in it....

off to find a replacement

[weeds]

oh and i though silicon hoses were fit and forget.......

[vnx205]

oh and i though silicon hoses were fit and forget.......

So did I. :eek:

Have we all been misled?

[rainman]

Did it split length ways or around the tube? I was thinking I'd have an old bend to get you through the weekend but the turbo I just removed had a cast aluminium bend in that spot.

I recently bought some silicone hoses from this (http://stores.ebay.com.au/YY-Cooling-System-Auto-Parts) eBay store. They seem fine, although I've only had them about two months. Good prices and fast delivery, although you'll probably want it today I guess ;).

James.

[rangieman]

oh and i though silicon hoses were fit and forget.......

Nice thought but nothing lasts forever:cool:

[rick130]

Nice thought but nothing lasts forever:cool:

And, as with most things in life, there's silicon hose and there's silicon hose.

The good stuff isn't made in the east and it uses more layers of fabric braid than the cheap stuff.

[tomalophicon]

Same thing happened to me in Disco. I gaffer taped it up till I got some replacement hose.

[Loubrey]

Massey Ferguson makes a spiral steel wire reinforced 90 bend which is a straight replacement (South African and UK models at least) which I used on all my 300Tdi's after the first time they split.

The silicone hose sold by Devon 4x4 comes pretty highly rated...

[weeds]

Did it split length ways or around the tube? I was thinking I'd have an old bend to get you through the weekend but the turbo I just removed had a cast aluminium bend in that spot.

I recently bought some silicone hoses from this (http://stores.ebay.com.au/YY-Cooling-System-Auto-Parts) eBay store. They seem fine, although I've only had them about two months. Good prices and fast delivery, although you'll probably want it today I guess ;).

James.

lengthways on the inside of the bend.........i picked up a new one that cost as much as the three i brought a few years ago

best change the others

[vnx205]

I would have thought that the right angle bend immediately after the turbo would be subjected to quite a bit more heat than the hoses further down the line and that the later ones would therefore last a lot longer.

Or is that just wishful thinking? :)

[Loubrey]

Very True... Last leg home after a looong journey and it blew through 3 lots of gaffer tape and some "Gun Gum" exhaust tape I got from a servo before I limped home.

Never lost any of the other hoses though, so I would think carrying a spare 90 bend would suffice...

[weeds]

Had too drive home turboless but all good now.....

[incisor]

Had too drive home turboless but all good now.....
a true series IV

:p