My question is, is there any difference in using the ‘brake line’ as a turbo
oil-feed line? It’s cheaper, and also includes -4AN hose ends already on.
Whereas, the latter, will require the purchase of two additional hose ends
that are $5.88USD ea.
EAR-64191936ERL - $19.99USD Earl’s Performance Speed-Flex Brake Lines
Hose, Speed-Flex, -4 AN Straight Female Ends, 36" Long, Teflon® Lined, Assembled
These factory assembled brake lines are made from the same Speed-Flex stainless steel braid protected hose of extruded Teflon that is the world wide standard of the racing industry for flexible brake, clutch and instrument hoses. They’re assembled with Earl’s Speed-Flex crimp and/or swaged permanently installed hose ends. Using these brake lines will result in a firmer brake pedal, improved brake pedal feel, and better brake modulation. These lines are designed for off-road use only.
EAR-303004ERL - $14.88USD Earl’s Performance Auto-Flex Hose
Hose, Auto-Flex, Braided Stainless Steel, -4 AN, 3 ft. Length, Each
These high-temperature elastomeric auto-flex hoses are ideal for almost all street and marine applications, and many non-critical competition uses. These high-quality hoses have a nice looking stainless braided outer cover that protects the synthetic rubber inner liner, allowing continuous operating temperatures of -40 degrees to 300 degrees F. These auto-flex hoses are good for fuel, oil, water, and many other fluids
you will be fine using the brake line as an oil line to yur turbo, but in the end u still have to buy 2 more fittings to make them work on your turbo you best bet is to go to regional hose, i think they have them out in toronto, and get a one peice cutom made for your car , just take them your old oil line and tell them u need one made with the same ends and the same lenth, i think that earls line is gonna give u more of a hassle than its worth
i just got one made at regional hose for my dads TDI ( cheaper than oem replacement) for about 70 bucks, that was with all the fittings i needed, crimped on , and 1 90 degree fitting
Actually, I have my parts all figured out
And if I use this brake line, then it comes out to about $35 including all the
Earl fittings I need below
12x1.25mm MALE/-6AN MALE (SR block)
to
-6AN FEMALE/-4AN MALE
to
-4AN FEMALE hose end
to
-4AN hose
to
-4AN FEMALE hose end
to
-4AN MALE/1/8NPT" MALE
to
Turbo feed
aside from the first metric fitting, I’m hoping maybe CISCO has the lines
and fittings. If I’m not mistaken, JIC fittings are equivalent to AN fittings.
im not too familiar with CISCO but if they have fitting they should have it, little secret, parts source should have all the correct fittings as well, thats where i got the ones for my turbo and block
if those places dont i know wainbee does they are located in mississauga, they are a parker fittings authorized dealer, i used to have a summer job there back 5-6 years ago
whip testing and DOT approval are the difference… also the hoses your looking at are completely different… you need to price out the proper brake hose ‘Autoflex’ is a slingle layer reinforcement and two ‘rubber’ layers. Brake hose is very high temp and pressure, TEFLON hose.
This information is ALL on Earls, Russel, Aeroquip, XLR, Goodridge’s respective sites…
… ok simple logic set to work with here to let you choose what’s going to work
if you have a tight bend <1" radius then use the ‘rubber’
if you are running higher temps then 300F then run teflon.
both will require adaptors for block and turbo.
IF you are concerned about price then go to a haydraulics supply shop have a single layer braided hose with JIC adaptors… of course this still requires a metric to JIC block adaptor and a 1/8NPT to JIC turbo adaptor with throttle apature >.016"
or you can go on to ebay and pick up one of those cheap-o T2x/T3 hose kits…
