Hello all. I dropped most of my coolant at the golf course a few weeks ago (which was representative of my round) and it is from a metal line. A hole developed in the line. The line runs from the driver side of the turbo to the bottom of the engine block on the passenger side. I have come up emtpy on searching for a replacement. Can anyone help me locate a replacement or present an alternate solution? At this point, I am considering the option of fashioning a new line. Thanks.
Coolant woes
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VermontTy
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Re: Coolant woes
Thanks for the reply. I will get back to you tonight or tomorrow. I believe the line I am looking for is completely steel. I think the #6 line in the picture is next to the line in question. I will get under there tonight and confirm that. Regrettably my daily driver has been disabled for the last 3 weeks so it has been a month since I looked at the Typhoon. Thank goodness for warranties!
Thanks for the reply. I will get back to you tonight or tomorrow. I believe the line I am looking for is completely steel. I think the #6 line in the picture is next to the line in question. I will get under there tonight and confirm that. Regrettably my daily driver has been disabled for the last 3 weeks so it has been a month since I looked at the Typhoon. Thank goodness for warranties!
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None of the lines going to / from the turbo are truly solid steel. The oil feed (#1 in first pic) is braided stainless and mounts to the top of the turbo, the oil drain (#4-12) in first pic) is a metal flange that turns to rubber, the back to metal, The coolant feed (#6 in original pic) is steel, the turns to orange rubber at the bottom before threading into the block, and the coolant return (#1,2,3 & 8 in original pic) is steel before going to rubber and attaching to a nipple on the front of the intake manifold. Some other pics for your viewing pleasure.
None of the lines going to / from the turbo are truly solid steel. The oil feed (#1 in first pic) is braided stainless and mounts to the top of the turbo, the oil drain (#4-12) in first pic) is a metal flange that turns to rubber, the back to metal, The coolant feed (#6 in original pic) is steel, the turns to orange rubber at the bottom before threading into the block, and the coolant return (#1,2,3 & 8 in original pic) is steel before going to rubber and attaching to a nipple on the front of the intake manifold. Some other pics for your viewing pleasure.
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I have thoroughly chastised myself for not listening to you the first time. #6 is the line that has a hole in it. Right after the orange rubber where it bends up towards the turbo. I will contact BBW808 and beg for generosity for a soul sorely missing driving the Typhoon in the summer. Thanks for your help! Hopefully I can get back to finding a place to buy the vacuum tubing to begin that replacement procedure and not deal with anymore coolant leaks on my Tahoe or Typhoon!
I have thoroughly chastised myself for not listening to you the first time. #6 is the line that has a hole in it. Right after the orange rubber where it bends up towards the turbo. I will contact BBW808 and beg for generosity for a soul sorely missing driving the Typhoon in the summer. Thanks for your help! Hopefully I can get back to finding a place to buy the vacuum tubing to begin that replacement procedure and not deal with anymore coolant leaks on my Tahoe or Typhoon!
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How bad would it be for the stock turbo if you deleted the coolant lines and only had it oil cooled??
How bad would it be for the stock turbo if you deleted the coolant lines and only had it oil cooled??
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Yes i know the oil is there for lubrication, but it also cools, as not all turbos have coolant running thu them and they last a long time, just wondering if i removed the water lines from the turbo would it make a diferance on IAT's, good or bad and would the turbo survive without the water??
SyTyJedi said:
Yes i know the oil is there for lubrication, but it also cools, as not all turbos have coolant running thu them and they last a long time, just wondering if i removed the water lines from the turbo would it make a diferance on IAT's, good or bad and would the turbo survive without the water??
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i would suggest keeping the coolant line. my PTE60 was just oil cooled, but my new PT67dbb is water cooled. so i had e-rue at turbo time make some lines for me. should be cool. thanks for the pics adam, that was very helpful.
i would suggest keeping the coolant line. my PTE60 was just oil cooled, but my new PT67dbb is water cooled. so i had e-rue at turbo time make some lines for me. should be cool. thanks for the pics adam, that was very helpful.