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i am going to put some braided lines for the oil and water lines

i am just wondering what is the best way to do it as some of yous might know that the turbos on the 26 the turbo lines are in two sections.

not sure how to explain but the turbos have their own set of pipes then its banjo fittings then to the engine. im guessing they made it like that so they are easier to get to

i am just wondering should i go straight braided lines to the bearing cartridge or should i just go to the banjo section??

i was thinking of doing this myself like going to couplers in malaga get all the fittings etc etc but i saw this on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Turbo-Water-line-Ki...=item45f2d7ea55

this kit is still using banjo fittings i was thinking of just using 90 and 45 degree fittings

so what are your opions??

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  • 2 months later...
one of my water lines are all corroded

I have the same issue with the rear turbo. Both the small pipe that goes around the cartridge and the longer one that goes to the engine underneath. Since I have to replace the longer one 'and' the one that goes around the cartridge, I was also thinking about putting the braided lines directly onto the cartridge.

Sorry to bump but it would just be me asking in a new thread.

Would it work? Anyone done it?

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