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Vaccum pipe ok for oil?

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Well the proper pipe dont reach but yeah ill get some proper stuff lol

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    The stock pipes are almost the same, same thickness wall just a bit harder compound

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    No way I would take a chance using that pipe, get the proper pipe.

     

    Paul

     

    What he said, get a proper bit of hose for sure, better safe than sorry. The oil may even eat through that silicon stuff and render it useless with out you even knowing till its too late.

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    Yeah ill nip down the shop tomorrow, fuel hose might be the way forward is petrol eats more than oil

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    Hmm shop say that fuel hose is not rated for oil. Ebay people say there vaccum hose is fine for oil.

     

    Only other thing the shop have is braided 3ply silicone which is £30 a meter. More than i bought the cooler for!

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    It may be ok for oil, but when you add heat and pressure it is a different matter, how many car makers use silicon in this way.

     

    Paul

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    tbh on my z the fuel temp was always about 70c so oil isnt much more

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    i'm sure you can get longer pipes from z1

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    I know this topic was started some time ago but I've only just seen this.

     

    NOOOOOO!

     

    Do NOT use VACUUM hose for anything other than AIR! Fuel, coolant and oil will degrade the silicone and cause all sorts of leaks/problems.

     

    In order to transport oil you'll need to buy some silicone tubing which is lined with Fluro-Silicone. This is quite expensive (around £30.00 per meter for ID10mm tubing).

     

    If you still need this, please let me know as I can get this type of tubing from one of my silicone suppliers.

     

    HTH

     

    Dan

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    Used braided fuel line in the end about £4 a meter, looks and feels like just the old stuff

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