Hi Guys, I fitted an Autobahn88 FMIC a year or so ago and found some of the joints leaked, fixed all the problem joints I could find at the time. Tightening as much as the clamps will allow doesn't seem to improve things, I'm a bit concerned I might have put the pipes out of shape. I checked over the pipework with soapy water today and found some further considerable leaks - hardly surprising I'm not holding a lot of boost...1.03 bar maximum at WOT

 

Anyway, the problem is getting the darned hoses to seal on the pipework, anyone got any brainwaves?? How about a little instant gasket or flange sealant before assembly - or am I being thick?? Perhaps some better clamps might help?? Any good suppliers for these?

 

Cheers

H

WHat about some new hoses and mikalor clamps, don't know if you have stock turbos but you shouldn't be running more than a bar of boost on them?

Some good tight fitting silicon hoses which are of softer compound. Samco type.

I had that problem with mine...i bought some mikalor t-bolt clamps, and never had any problems since. Trouble with the autobahn kit is that they seem use the cheapest possible components (which is understandably why the kits are so cheap), but the pipe clamps i got with mine....you only had to look at them with a screwdriver and they fell apart or couldnt be tightened up...i would of got a tighter grip if i'd of used elastic bands to be honest! :rofl::rofl:

Thanks guys. I'm trying to hold 1.2 bar, hybrid turbos, even a reliable 1 bar would be a start. The silicon hoses that came with the kit seem ok, very similar quality to Samco (I have these on my dump valve hardpipes). The clamps that came with the kit look pretty robust and are the same design as Mikalor Supra T-bolt clamps, not sure if there would be any benefit in replacing with a different brand, maybe a slightly smaller size would help (?) mine are almost tightened to the max.

Cheers

H