Talk to me talk to me: where are you? Where are you? This was supposed to be a little detailed video showcasing a quick and easy fix to the humiliating drip problem that stained sean avery's, pristine driveway, but the repair got away from this spirited man, as did this video, which was only supposed to take one day to complete Fake tupperware for pudding, the problem is that the oil return hose has a hole in it and drips oil. This is the previous half-ass repair, goat, skin glove zip tied to the hose in hopes of absorbing the oil which, of course, didn't work. The root problem, a problem that three mechanics have failed to solve, is that the oil return hose is too close to the exhaust manifold and when the manifold heats up, it eventually burns a hole into the hose and then the hose leaks. There is no proper way to repair this problem.
It's what's known as a design flaw. Any solution would be an improvisation. The dang turbo is just too cramped in there. Even replacing the hose is a big ordeal and that's why i decided to clamp the hose with an aluminum shield to sort of protect it from the heat and maybe stave off the dripping oil and then make a little reservoir that went underneath the oil pan to To catch the drips and that's what the pudding bucket is for uh, then a 40-mile round-trip drive over some mountains to test it out, got back at night check it in the morning.
Oh no, it's full of oil and it broke. Oh, no, it didn't break it's just full of there's so much oil in there, it's all over the chassis and the leafs. So i covered it in this aluminum and i think in doing so, i punched a hole in the brittle burned hose. There's oil all over the place in here.
There is no ironic twist or clever breakthrough for this repair. It was simply labor. Work took a few hours just to find a suitable hose, maybe a suitable hose. Who knows certainly not the correct hose which doesn't exist.
Then there was that one bolt these things always have that one bolt that one bolt that makes you question your life's choices, this truck's supposed to be in montana right now getting the new engine put in new engines been bought and paid for for months. This is the second repair he's made since buying the new engine. Cargo ship got stuck in the suez, covid screwed up supply chains. Video took four days to make instead of one expectations, are disappointments waiting to happen sure, but he already knew that one.
So this was the hell the hell bolt. Can you see it right under there, but i got the hose installed. The bar. Why he ate me today? Maybe it'll hold up until the new engine comes.
In life, you can never 'repair' a leaking hose…….you always have to replace it!
In this case, you need to replace it with a solid stainless or copper line with a threaded fitting on the turbo end.
Whether or not you thread the other end or just hose-clamp it to a rubber hose extension is up to you. Good luck.
"That one bolt"; oh yes- we can ALL relate to that nightmare. Two years ago bought a cheap/old Honda scooter, 1985 80cc. Within two months the exhaust manifold was leaking, engine cutting out, saw the issue and…..promptly cracked off ONE bolt, IN the block. Of course now I had to pull the engine and get to a machine shop to have it extracted- which DIDN'T happen either. Bike was $500, bolt repair estimate was $250+…..and I walked.
They make braided hose or teflon go to a performance parts store like summit but local and tell them your problem they have a solution and please stop using pudding bowls you are asking for a fire
Just add a spacer between the exhaust mounting flange and the turbo. Then put a heat shield of off the bracket and some kind of heat resistant covering on the hose. It's not a design flaw. This kind of thing is intentionally done. Manufacturers want to charge more and dealer ships want to make more. All Car makers put this kind of crap on cars to force you to have it fixed hoping you bring it in to the dealer and buy there up marked parts.
Good fix Van. But you should've wrapped up your new hose with the aluminium piece to protect the hose from getting burnt again due to the design flaw. coz I'm pretty sure you'll utilise the old engine for something good.
I would look at clocking the turbo's core, or making (maybe ordering laser cut) a 1/2" spacer plate between the turbo exhaust flange and the manifold. Looks like there is plenty of room to move the turbo outboard a 1/2".
Then if possible add a steel tube off the turbo drain past the manifold, and make a small heat shield between line and manifold.
Yo you gotta take it all off, turbo, lines, and exhaust. Wrap the exhaust manifold, change the fitting on the turbo to reroute it away, and get a “steel woven” line. I know it’s a lot but you’re putting in a new engine and these trucks deserve the effort.
I totally expected you to use a steel braided hose. Either that or some obscure hose from some other thing I never would have thought of. Seeing you get it from an Auto Parts store was completely unexpected!