Water Hoses

[beenowened]

Hi alI

I recently got a leak in one of my heater hoses on my r33 gtst, so while the car is apart

i thought i may aswell replace all the hoses to save myself doing it all again in a few months.

i have searched and havnt come up with much luck in getting a kit that has all the hoses in it,

i have found one on ebay. so i was wondering if anyone has used it before or know if it is any good?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/silicone-radiator-ancillary-hose-kit-Nissan-Skyline-EC-R33-GTS-25t-RB25DET-93-98-/250919410377?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a6bf65ac9

Or if anyone knows somewhere i can get a kit from?

thanks owen

[mystery_kid]

Personally, I would use stock rubber ones from Nissan but they will cost a fair but more than that

Nissan don't do a kit you would need to either get on the phone or less painfully go to Nissan and stand there with them on the computer and order each hose

Not sure about silicon hoses and coolant

[sydking]

I am looking to do the same, there are kits available, but I was hoping for std Nissan ones

[StevenCJR31]

Yeah ebay will be the only place you will get a kit like that. . .. . you COULD get all those hoses from nissan but you will get raped by them for it! i reckon go ahead and fit these hoses but keep an eye on them for any ballooning or signs of failure, they would have to be better than the crusty old hoses that are on there now, please use new hose clamps

[beenowened]

thanks for your help guys. Yeah i will go price up the hoses from nissan first as i would prefer to use them.

[MrStabby]

thanks for your help guys. Yeah i will go price up the hoses from nissan first as i would prefer to use them.

Good plan. No-name silicon hoses cant be trusted.

[t_revz]

thanks for your help guys. Yeah i will go price up the hoses from nissan first as i would prefer to use them.

Grab part numbers when they quote it. If they aren't too expensive post them here and it will make it easy for others with the same dilemma.

[D.I.Y. Mik]

There is a cheapish alternative to some hoses,

The fairly straight ones you can use straight hose, for bends theres brass elbows, you can even go and look at the pile of hoses at supersht, there are useful sections that can be cut out.

The rest, Nissan. some hoses have to be just right or they dont fit.

[D.I.Y. Mik]

one more thing, waterless coolant is zero pressure.

hoses cant burst, no pressure.

[Kaz200]

waterless coolant? hmm

[SKYL1N]

Did this on my 33 a few weeks back, the mechanic made a whole set of custom hoses with generic hose pieces and elbow bends, saved me a FORTUNE, and looks roughly the same. had heaps of trouble fitting them behind the engine though.

[mystery_kid]

nissan wont be cheap, i paid $300 for a set of hoses for my r32 gts-t and that wasnt including the 2 big heater hoses or radiator hoses - just the hoses that run under and through plenum

while i had the plenum off i also had the fuel injectors cleaned and tested while they were out by a mobile guy

as i said, i personally wouldnt use any other but nissan - but i use car on the track too so i dont mess around with things that can be done properly pretty easily like that

the worst bit is if you have an issue after you do the work its not easy to fix taking that plenum off is a hassle, i havent done it on an rb25 but it looks like there is even more involved with that

for my rb20 i just used proper hoses and new good quality hose clamps from enzed - issue fixed permanently

Edited April 9, 2012 by mystery_kid

[89CAL]

one more thing, waterless coolant is zero pressure.

hoses cant burst, no pressure.

Lol wut?

Cool facts

[mystery_kid]

Lol I missed that, so we shouldn't need any hose clamps if that is the case?

Just zip ties

[89CAL]

Lol I missed that, so we shouldn't need any hose clamps if that is the case?

Just zip ties

No pressure man. don't need anything. haha