found a crack on the elbow of the metal water feed pipe for the turbo..

i thought instead of buying a new pipe.. id hacksaw the pipe at the crack and rejoin it using some samco silicone hose i have of the same size.

my question is...will the silicone hose withstand the temperature the turbo will produce?

cheers in advance

 

You`d be better off getting your pipe brazed, in my experience they usually crack where its welded to the banjo union.
Shouldnt be a problem for an experienced welder to do this.

 

yeh id like to get it welded but the whole point i wanna repair with a hose is cuz i can do this at home and just put the pipe back on. instead of taking it somewhere to get welded or buy a new one.

cheers for the advice though

 

Should be fine........cars like R5 turbos have rubber hoses right to the core.

Go for it

 

SafeChav helpful as usual mate

 

Give it a go as a new pipe is £50 from fords - if it doesn't work then get it welded - it would be the cheaper option .........

 

You need to find out why it cracked first.
Silicone is a very high temp material so will be fine, as this is actually what it was designed for high temp situations.
tabetha

 

The metal pipe cracked.........not the silicon one?

 

yeh it was the elbow of the metal pipe that had a hairline crack in it..

see https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249881

and it may enlighten you all on what my engine is doing,

cheers.

 

same thing happened to my water feed,i just slid a bit of old hose over it and hose clips on either side if split

 

I know it's the metal that cracked, just put a silicone over the good uncracked bit.
tabetha

 

cheers guys.
already done it yesterday and worked fine.
this posts dead, same as my car currently