84BuickGNYorkPA
Daily Driving Buick V-6 Turbo's 1979 - Present
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I just wanted to post up a recent situation that I ran into. My turbo saver is probably 5yrs old now and recently started leaking from the small turbo line. I noticed a drip from my -4 (small) hose that would drip down to the lower radiator hose, on the passenger side.
Turns out that the heat from the turbo, dry rotted the rubber hose inside the stainless steel braided hose, this was the fix http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/100900/10002/-1?parentProductId=752578 all the hardware from the old hose, transfers over to the new hose. (I'm referring to the red/blue fittings on the hose ends). The hose at 3' was perfect length, so no need to worry about getting a perfect cut, (which I practiced on the old hose while waiting for the new hose to arrive).
Hoping this helps someone in the future, that never worked with the fancy stainless steel braided lines before. Oh by the way, one less oil leak on the Buick.....
Chuck
Turns out that the heat from the turbo, dry rotted the rubber hose inside the stainless steel braided hose, this was the fix http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/100900/10002/-1?parentProductId=752578 all the hardware from the old hose, transfers over to the new hose. (I'm referring to the red/blue fittings on the hose ends). The hose at 3' was perfect length, so no need to worry about getting a perfect cut, (which I practiced on the old hose while waiting for the new hose to arrive).
Hoping this helps someone in the future, that never worked with the fancy stainless steel braided lines before. Oh by the way, one less oil leak on the Buick.....
Chuck
