Subject	My z always smells of coolant after driving and I think it's
Posted by	Evan_Wright (Ca) on January 18, 2013 at 2:15 PM
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In Reply To	Any advantage to using silicon radiator hoses vs. OEM? posted by Gordo 93TT Daytona on January 18, 2013 at 01:53 PM
Message	due to the silicone hoses. No leaks but I suspect the silicone hoses aren't fully compatible with coolant. No visible signs of sweating but I still have my suspicions. Nice thing is they go on and off very easy and haven't ever felt baked on like oem hoses sometimes get.
Follow Ups	Any advantage to using silicon radiator hoses vs. OEM? - Gordo 93TT Daytona 13:53:02 01/18/13 Pressure capabilities - Red Hawk (CO) 14:07:01 01/18/13 My z always smells of coolant after driving and I think it's - Evan_Wright (Ca) 14:15:07 01/18/13 I have silicone hoses, never have that problem. - BlitZ91TT 14:17:23 01/18/13 Most from Z1 many years ago and a few from Czp more - Evan_Wright (Ca) 14:42:00 01/18/13 Questions and observations... - BlitZ91TT 15:20:30 01/18/13 I have the CZP ones as well. Only 2K on them so far - PiotrC70 20:16:11 01/18/13 Good info here - zQuikonE 14:27:38 01/18/13 Yes I read the reports of silicon being porous to coolant. - Gordo 93TT Daytona 14:33:09 01/18/13 What I got from the article is that being porous is just a - zQuikonE 14:38:33 01/18/13 FWIW - aliaZ 16:21:55 01/18/13 Thanks for letting me know. I'll reconsidered the lined - zQuikonE 16:45:44 01/18/13 I've had Z1 radiator hoses and hard pipe for years and never - njz 16:12:43 01/18/13 Re: Any advantage to using silicon radiator hoses vs. OEM? - SammybTT(TN) 14:34:41 01/18/13 Good pts re inflexibility of hard pipe+ leak potential. Thx. (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 14:44:40 01/18/13 I just tightened all of my belts a few days ago and being - Evan_Wright (Ca) 14:49:10 01/18/13 yes, it's easy to move aside to get at the belts. (n/m) - vorpalZ 15:59:21 01/18/13 Thanks for the input. Decided to continue using OEM hoses. (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 15:21:35 01/18/13 Re: Thanks for the input. Decided to continue using OEM hoses. - BlitZ91TT 15:58:44 01/18/13 Thanks, these are turbo hoses. I'm sure quality silicon - Gordo 93TT Daytona 16:47:36 01/18/13 The hardpipes are always touted for resistance to "collapse" - ZXoltan 16:57:54 01/18/13
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