Broken turbo oil line... quick fix?

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Broken turbo oil line... quick fix?

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Alright. So one of the oil lines on my turbo broke as I was trying to loosen the banjo bolt holding it in. I was thinking I could avoid finding a new oil line by "splicing" the two sections of oil line together with some vacuum hose.

Would there be any issues with this?

Here's an illustration:
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The gap between the sections of the original oil line would be really pretty small, since it really just cracked and tore away. So the vacuum hose wouldn't be exposed to too much oil... but...
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Post by PhyrraM »

It's under oil pressure, which IIRC can be as high as 90PSI. I would use something stronger than vaccum tubing and use a pair of hose clamps.

But that should work as a temp fix, as long as the hose doesn't melt. That area can get HOT.
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Post by Skruyd »

your best bet is just to get a replacement, but a quick and temp fix is use some fuel hose and the two hose clamps. It's at least thicker and made to take pressure, but now that much pressure >.>
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Post by Fkyx »

Alright. I'll work on locating a new oil line then. Are there any decent aftermarket options that may save me the time locating replacement stock oil lines?
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Post by n2x4 »

Why don't you get a brake line tool and flare the ends where it's cut, and then screw it together with a brake line fitting? Repair the turbo line just like you would a normal steel brake line. Should work well enough that you wouldn't even need to replace it...

http://www.relitech.com/brakeln.htm
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Post by SLODRIVE »

If there's room to slide a compression union on it, it'll make a semi-permanent repair until you get something more permanent.
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Post by Fkyx »

n2x4 wrote:Why don't you get a brake line tool and flare the ends where it's cut, and then screw it together with a brake line fitting? Repair the turbo line just like you would a normal steel brake line. Should work well enough that you wouldn't even need to replace it...

http://www.relitech.com/brakeln.htm
I was actually thinking about that before I fell asleep last night. I'm not quite sure if there's enough room where it broke for the brake line fittings, but I'll give it a look!
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Post by log1call »

If you cut that line with a hacksaw you are going to have to pull it off to clean the swarf out. I'd just replace the pipe.
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Post by Fkyx »

It wasn't cut, and I will be using a proper pipe cutter to cut it.
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Post by log1call »

Is there room in there for a pipe cutter?
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