Turbo Braided Water Lines

[Hanaldo]

Hey guys,

I've spent the last 20 minutes or so looking for info as I was sure plenty of people had done this, but I couldn't find anything. If this has been answered, please just point me in the right direction

So basically while I have the head off, I want to make up some braided water lines to replace the stock hard lines. Reason being is that with the ATR43 G3, the stock lines are reallyyyyy very difficult to get into the turbo. The one short line is easy enough, looks like I just need the banjo fittings and I'm good to go.

But I'm not sure what to do with the second line, the one that goes behind the head? I can see that this is a push on fitting on the other end. What do most people do when going to braided lines here, do I need to get an AN fitting welded on somewhere?

Thanks for any help,

Cheers,

Martin.

[gotRICE?]

You can actually buy kits, and for the one that replaces the hardline at the back of the head, that end has a push on fitting from what i can see/found when i looked.

I spose it just depends how far you want to go.

Edited July 29, 2012 by gotRICE?

[mattis96]

the picture of the top hose is how i have mine set up and never had any problems with it.

[Mitcho_7]

You can buy kando braided line kits on eBay for cheap and they use the push in fitting, but I'm not sure on the quality of the lines in general.

Anyone used the kando lines before?

[JustinP]

I have been looking at the same water line on my Neo and have been wondering the same thing!

Hey guys,

I've spent the last 20 minutes or so looking for info as I was sure plenty of people had done this, but I couldn't find anything. If this has been answered, please just point me in the right direction

So basically while I have the head off, I want to make up some braided water lines to replace the stock hard lines. Reason being is that with the ATR43 G3, the stock lines are reallyyyyy very difficult to get into the turbo. The one short line is easy enough, looks like I just need the banjo fittings and I'm good to go.

But I'm not sure what to do with the second line, the one that goes behind the head? I can see that this is a push on fitting on the other end. What do most people do when going to braided lines here, do I need to get an AN fitting welded on somewhere?

Thanks for any help,

Cheers,

Martin.

[tricstar]

As said and pictured it's just the push on fitting, but make sure when installing that there isn't to much/any up and down in the line, or you could have issues with airlock in the lines..

Remember it needs to thermosiphon ( spelling?)

[Hanaldo]

As said and pictured it's just the push on fitting, but make sure when installing that there isn't to much/any up and down in the line, or you could have issues with airlock in the lines..

Remember it needs to thermosiphon ( spelling?)

Yeh, I will try to make it follow the same path as the stock hard lines. May need to make brackets??

So with the push on fitting, can I just use the stock one and get braided hose to suit? What about size of the line, I take it I don't want to go any bigger than factory or I may need restrictors? I'm not really keen on buying cheap kits off eBay, not when it's so easy to make them myself. Speedflow gear isn't too expensive when I'm putting it together, so I'd rather do that.

[AngryRB]

my turbo has the braided line, it is connected to the original line just at the back of the head, fittings are all silver and look like there meant to be there, seems to be good enough i think its best not to go overboard incase you are pulled over and asked to open the bonnet for inspections..

Edited July 30, 2012 by SliverS2

[Hanaldo]

my turbo has the braided line, it is connected to the original line just at the back of the head, seems to be good enough i think its best not to go overboard incase you are pulled over and asked to open the bonnet for inspections..

Eh, Western Aus, braided lines aren't cause for panic here. They would be the least of my worries if they were

How does it work using the braided hose as push on hose though? I would need to get a much bigger ID hose, does that not cause issues with flow?

[tricstar]

yeah I just pushed braided line on to where the factory hose came off and hose clamped it there, think it is -6.. brackets or cable ties maybe..I don't have either, and no mayor up/downs.

no restrictors required, its only water pressure.

[Hanaldo]

yeah I just pushed braided line on to where the factory hose came off and hose clamped it there, think it is -6.. brackets or cable ties maybe..I don't have either, and no mayor up/downs.

no restrictors required, its only water pressure.

Too easy then! Thanks Richard

[AngryRB]

Eh, Western Aus, braided lines aren't cause for panic here. They would be the least of my worries if they were

How does it work using the braided hose as push on hose though? I would need to get a much bigger ID hose, does that not cause issues with flow?

mines the same as the image above, its the bottem hose of the three, so it screws into the stock line.. which is comming out at the corner of the exhaust manifold so that makes it a piece of piss to fit..

interesting, the fuel hoses are -6 too..

[tricstar]

mines the same as the image above, its the bottem hose of the three, so it screws into the stock line.. which is comming out at the corner of the exhaust manifold so that makes it a piece of piss to fit..

interesting, the fuel hoses are -6 too..

Isn't that the oil feed line ??

Don't suppose it matters, and that sound does easy, leaving factory lines clipped and supported round the back of the head.

[Hanaldo]

Right, I've flicked through the Speedflow catalog, and I think I've worked out a better way of doing the push on fitting end of the braided line. What I'm thinking is running with 200 series braided hose and fittings from the turbo to around the back of the head where the stock hard line goes into the push on hose. From here, get a male-to-male coupling like this:

And then get a 100 series push on hose end on the other side. Considering the coupling is about $3 and the push on fitting is about $7, this would work out much cheaper than the extra braided line I would have to buy to run it all the way to the bottom of the intake manifold where the stock feed comes from.

This is where I get a bit confused though. If I were to go with this method, what size push on fitting would I need? -6 still, or -4? The car isn't here with me to check quickly, so I'm not sure, but I'm leaning towards -4?

[AngryRB]

in that pic it does look like an oil supply line, confused me now, but anyway the bottem one is what mine is, i was guessing the other two are the return line and the feed from the back of the head, so 3 coolant hoses..

so only really need to do the 2 though, the one round the back of the head looks a bitch to get at.

[AngryRB]

what you need is in that pic, the two bottem hoses, looks like you get a shop to press fit it on and make it up for you.

[MatthewT85]

bit of a thread dig but oh well, is appropriate.

so im installing an ATR43SS2 into my 33 and I have an issue with the stock feed line(the one that goes to the back of the engine) touching a bolt and the exhaust housing and also not being able to fit the water return line....

I am about the take the turbo out and rotate the core a little to see if it works seeing as though heaps have fitted them no problem.

but im also thinking of going to braided line cause itll be heaps easier in the future...

my question

the return line should be easy enough as i can access turbo side and the side on the block no problem.

for the feed which is a hard line that goes to the back of the engine and i cant see a connection point is it ok to cut the hard line with a hacksaw or something and fit a socket compression sleeve and fitting as in this vid i found?

Edited December 13, 2015 by MatthewT85

[gotRICE?]

The line that goes around the back of the head us1 actually the return line.

You can cut it off you don't ever plan on using it again. And do the conversion like in your video. It's pretty difficult, if not impossible to remove it with the engine in the car.

Easiest way is to disconnect it at each end, and run your new braided line to the intake manifold. You will need a barb type fitting and a small section of rubber hose to connect it to the manifold. Unless you can remove the fitting and press in a new dash fitting.

[MatthewT85]

Easiest way is to disconnect it at each end, and run your new braided line to the intake manifold. You will need a barb type fitting and a small section of rubber hose to connect it to the manifold. Unless you can remove the fitting and press in a new dash fitting.

hmmm seems like itll be out of my reach in my garage, i am now gonna do it slightly differently as a temp solution, as the guy at enzed wasnt sure if the compression fitting would seal against the steel line...

im now gonna cut the line, flare the pipe, put a small section of rubber hose on and the small section of braided line will have a barb to go into that... hopefully it gets me going

[GTSBoy]

If it's near the exhaust make sure you get some braided fibreglass/silicone sheath to go over it.