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Slack boost hoses - What is the most cost effective solution?


rhauri

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Hey folks,

 

So, the boost hoses on my 2005 Fab vRS (ASZ) are slack after 199,000 miles so I'm loosing a bit of pressure. Thanks to the ingenious design of the VAG hoses, jubilee clips arn't going to do anything.

 

I've already bought a brand new top hose (feeds the EGR) and clips, but that it still slack and pops out a bit just like the old one, so not sure buying all new OE hoses is the best idea.

 

Don't fancy the self tapper route as it feels a bit of a bodge and I am paranoid about swarf getting into the engine.

 

Replacement silicone hose kits seem to be around the £200 mark (£225 for the Forge kit).

 

Is there a cost effective solution to this? A cheaper silicone/hard-pipe kit maybe? Or decent third party replacement kit?

 

I'd happily pay up to about £100.

 

Thanks!

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Could always take them off the car to self tap then clean them out. Is it the lugs that the spring clamps round that have worn? I modified a mikalor clamp to fix my boost that kept popping out the turbo housing.

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Buy a second hand hose kit that is hopefully in better co diction to your current one?

 

Would love to, but I haven't seen many up - and getting an OEM kit from a breakers doesn't give much guarantee they'll be any better.

 

If there was a second hand silicone boost hose kit up for grabs though, I wouldn't hesitate!

 

Could always take them off the car to self tap then clean them out. Is it the lugs that the spring clamps round that have worn? I modified a mikalor clamp to fix my boost that kept popping out the turbo housing.

 

Yeah, I fully expect it's worn lugs. Have you got any more details of your mikalor clamp?

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Yeah, I fully expect it's worn lugs. Have you got any more details of your mikalor clamp?

There's a section in my project thread. All it involes is cutting a slot in the clamp and making a few small T pieces out of aluminium (not entirely sure if there needed with the clamp but was so with my temporary cable tie fix)

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You could go the self tapping screw route then heat shrink wrap over all the screw heads to dismiss any of your paranoid concerns.

Or upgrade to a fmic and hard pipe kit. Kind of throws the budget part out of the window though ;-)

JRJG

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The most cost effective solution is cable ties and use them to look as good as possible,if anyone is going to study your boost pipes.

Yes its a bodge but it works.

 

Certainly is cost effective! Not a bad shout either, not bothered about it being pretty really - function over form!

 

There's a section in my project thread. All it involes is cutting a slot in the clamp and making a few small T pieces out of aluminium (not entirely sure if there needed with the clamp but was so with my temporary cable tie fix)

 

Will have a look, thanks mate.

 

You could go the self tapping screw route then heat shrink wrap over all the screw heads to dismiss any of your paranoid concerns.

Or upgrade to a fmic and hard pipe kit. Kind of throws the budget part out of the window though ;-)

JRJG

 

Hehe, yeah, somewhat blows the budget out of the water!

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Cheers Phil, yeah I've seen the same and also priced up the parts. I think I'm going to possibly do this for the top pipe.

 

How long ago did you do this - do you have the links available still for the parts you bought?

 

Thanks!

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