RE: Oil leak on turbo lines...

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Alex wrote:

	>across the street, where I shut the engine off.  My lines are
SS braided but
	>the clamps look to be made of an inferior metal that corroded
on the
	>invisible side, letting the braided part blow right off the
pipe under high
	>pressure.  I replaced it with a boneyard hose but I am hoping
to get a
	>complete set made for the car out of premium materials.  

I'm going to put the hose clamps over the crimps to prevent them from
falling into pieces should they decide to blow - they still don't look
corroded, but who knows...

	>It bears repeating:  if you have a turbo, check the oil
lines!!! If they look
	>suspect, replace 'em!  

Amen to that

	>That tears it...I'm gonna start looking for aeroquip suppliers
in Chicago
	>today.

Tell us when you find a good source for them, I'm ready to get them
shipped from US - it still would be much cheaper than this _ridiculous_
price Audi dealers ask (I was quoted $200 for the turbo supply line
alone !!!)

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)