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The Engine Is A Series Of Hoses
Posted by on October 28, 2010
So after melting the power steering hose and getting a replacement made up (see below), as I was bleeding the system, there was a waft of smoke coming from the extractors. Having just fiddled with things around that area I stopped the engine and had a look. What I found was that the breather hose had been sitting against the exhaust manifold in two points and had melted through insulation and a large part of the hose.
So went and bought some longer hose, in order to re-route the hose as I did the power steering. After some effort to route it neatly (I had to take apart most of the intercooler and turbo piping) I did a final check to make sure nothing else was touching the exhaust. So hopefully now my ‘melting through direct contact with the exhaust’ problem should be solved.
Here’s hoping!
I’m melting! MELTING!
Posted by on October 26, 2010
So finally got around to looking at the power steering on Mona, which many of you know ceased working at the tail end of drift school a couple weeks back. After getting the front bar off (which was it’s own small saga) it was plain to see that the hose had been sitting on the exhaust manifold. The hose had melted despite 2 separate heat shields and heat wrap over the exhaust. A quick trip down to Enzed and it should now be back in and working without further issue. Check it:
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