Subject	Re: Final word on silicone oil return hoses?
Posted by	ouikikazz on January 06, 2011 at 7:23 AM
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In Reply To	Final word on silicone oil return hoses? posted by rojoloco (San Diego) on January 06, 2011 at 01:04 AM
Message	silicon hoses and any oils = bad news so stay away
Follow Ups	Final word on silicone oil return hoses? - rojoloco (San Diego) 01:04:20 01/06/11 OEM. The Silicone lines will leak. (n/m) - ZXRider 01:17:10 01/06/11 Re: OEM. The Silicone lines will leak. - Jason300zxTT 13:45:20 01/06/11 unless they are going to pay to have them R&R'ed... - FuerGrissa 01:36:52 01/06/11 From what I've read silicon is just bad for high heat oil - JonnyZ(SoCal) 01:55:25 01/06/11 supposedly they are lined with a different material - FuerGrissa 02:09:19 01/06/11 they are lined from the inside, so no sweating. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 10:03:12 01/06/11 So why did Z1 have issues with other colors, correct me if - Cap927(Boston) 14:09:46 01/06/11 No need to test on your car we have done the testing for you (n/m) - Josh@Z1 14:33:27 01/06/11 So why did you guys hav issues with the color hoses but not - Cap927(Boston) 14:38:01 01/06/11 I have black hoses and they sweat, FWIW. (n/m) - MixManMash 14:41:19 01/06/11 How long ago did you buy them? Did you get the ones with the - JonnyZ(SoCal) 14:45:37 01/06/11 about 2 years ago. When they were supposedly tested... (n/m) - MixManMash 11:31:57 01/07/11 They sweat. (n/m) - phillyz 04:53:47 01/06/11 I have a couple of silicone power steering and oil return - Mr.Stacy 07:17:54 01/06/11 Re: Final word on silicone oil return hoses? - ouikikazz 07:23:12 01/06/11 2 sets of oil return, 1 set PS both sweat...thumbs down. - ZonaZ 07:54:44 01/06/11 mine are sweating... replacing with OEM. (n/m) - vorpalZ 08:11:20 01/06/11 i had the same debate as you - KasbeKZ(VA) 08:15:26 01/06/11 So much for guarantees. Then again, consider the source. - rojoloco (San Diego) 08:22:35 01/06/11 Uncalled for. We stand behind all of our products especially - Josh@Z1 09:08:30 01/06/11 great! I bought a Z1 power steering hose and it is - 103 z 10:05:27 01/06/11 Not too sure about the PS silicone hoses being lined. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 10:10:42 01/06/11 All of our silicone hoses that come into contact with oil or - Josh@Z1 10:26:02 01/06/11 You should mention that on the description. - ZiNnYc 10:28:17 01/06/11 We had an issue with some of the latest colored hoses so we - Josh@Z1 10:45:04 01/06/11 What does color have to do with anything if they are lined? (n/m) - ZiNnYc 17:06:26 01/06/11 Interesting. When I last e-mailed you, you wanted me to - MixManMash 12:34:09 01/06/11 I do apologize but since you purchased your hose through AMS - Josh@Z1 14:06:05 01/06/11 No, I did not purchase them from AMS. I purchased them from - MixManMash 14:40:04 01/06/11 My apologies for the confusion. (n/m) - Josh@Z1 15:04:13 01/06/11 You still haven't offered a solution as to what Z1 can do to - MixManMash 09:43:12 01/07/11 Whew. lol (n/m) - Inzane 16:38:31 01/06/11 I LOLed at the suggestion of him buying anything at AMS (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 16:59:22 01/06/11 Why should it matter who they are purchased through? - ZXoltan 16:04:59 01/06/11 It is a business thing - Technomancer 16:37:46 01/06/11 Re: Why should it matter who they are purchased through? - Josh@Z1 16:42:35 01/06/11 Z1 would step up a notch in my book if they could... - KasbeKZ(VA) 16:12:49 01/06/11 Please read the post above: "Uncalled for. We stand behind" - Josh@Z1 16:51:37 01/06/11 that's the post i was referring to. hoping for confirmation (n/m) - KasbeKZ(VA) 22:18:04 01/06/11 Confirmed! Email sent. (n/m) - Josh@Z1 08:50:43 01/07/11 My concern is the plethora of sweating hoses. - rojoloco (San Diego) 19:07:54 01/06/11 The guarantee has been stated.... - Josh@Z1 19:39:38 01/06/11 More of a guarantee of service than of product unfortunately - rojoloco (San Diego) 22:20:17 01/06/11 They are still good to go for coolant lines though, correct? (n/m) - Arkham_Z 08:46:48 01/06/11 There has never been and will never be an issue with Coolant - Josh@Z1 09:11:36 01/06/11 This is the product guarantee I wish I could see on the oil. (n/m) - rojoloco (San Diego) 22:33:29 01/06/11 Check these out. - ZiNnYc 09:14:39 01/06/11 Looks familiar.... - Josh@Z1 09:30:58 01/06/11 Amazing. - Bernie (NoVA) 09:39:49 01/06/11 I saw that afterwards. nice work guys! (n/m) - ZiNnYc 09:48:44 01/06/11 /facepalm (n/m) - LJZTT 10:19:50 01/06/11 Never understood why anyone would want to try to use - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 15:51:47 01/06/11 Because of a $30 price difference on a few inches of hose. - rojoloco (San Diego) 18:17:31 01/06/11 Hmmmm - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 19:53:45 01/06/11 Agreed. My response using this logic is inside: - rojoloco (San Diego) 22:28:56 01/06/11 on stock turbos, sure. - ZiNnYc 20:41:58 01/06/11 Gaskets between metal parts do not have leak issues - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 21:19:25 01/06/11 Braided lines you will never ever have problems - John (MD) 15:55:59 01/06/11
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