REFLECTOR: Firesleeving

[Scott Derrick]

> One of my concerns is the tubing feeding oil to the turbo.  I'm using
> steel braided lines now.  I don't think that firesleeving them will
> necessarily do any good, because I would expect these hoses to be
> failure points, and firesleeve would just get filled with oil possibly
> making the problem worse.
>
> What other options are there?

All my oil lines going and coming from the turbo and wastegate are steel
braided with ingegral firesleeving that is molded onto the hose.  Looks
like some kind of silicone.

You can get them from Sac Skyranch or any other hose shop.  They are
pricey but they are also the best you can buy.

I wouldn't even consider running non-firesleeved oil lines....  And being
its molded onto the line its pretty tough and durable. Cannot get soaked
like the add-on firesleeving.

Scott