Oil feed line, cheap aftermarket alternative?

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Long story short, I have 2 tdi's. both 01 Alh. the TDI I plan on selling had the good turbo. got one oil feed line off no problem, the other one I ended up twisting.
those lines are $80 and also a pain to take out, I was thinking about putting on steel braided lines. not only are they only $20-$30, but won't have to worry about twisting it when replacing the turbo. the new owner will have to get a new turbo eventually.

anyway, is it possible? see a lot on eBay but not specific to alh.
 
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T_D_I_POWER said:
Rule of thumb:

1. Replace with OE parts
2. If OE parts are prohibitively expensive then replace with OEM equivalent parts
3. Aftermarket parts = POJ
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well.... that sucks, was hoping to not spend too much money
 
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Steel braided oil lines are available from one or more reputable TDI CLUB vendors.
 
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summitracing has decent ones (3', near perfect length) that come out to be $40 shipped including the an-metric fittings. i have used a few of these with no issues at all
 
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When you install cheap aftermarket parts you should be thinking about:
A. the labor to replace them when they fail. Are they still a bargain after you replace them once, twice, thrice?

B. How rapidly will the engine be destroyed in the event of a failure. In this case the answer is "very". So is a new engine worth the cheap hose?
 
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burpod said:
summitracing has decent ones (3', near perfect length) that come out to be $40 shipped including the an-metric fittings. i have used a few of these with no issues at all
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i checked the site, this would help greatly. so a 3ft line would do? you think you can give me a link?
 
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here's an example. then you need the an-metric fittings (iirc -4an to m10x1 for the turbo and m14x1.5 at the filter housing, but double-check)
 
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T_D_I_POWER said:
Rule of thumb:

1. Replace with OE parts
2. If OE parts are prohibitively expensive then replace with OEM equivalent parts
3. Aftermarket parts = POJ
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Tats a load of crap. The braided lines are fine and are not subject to the fragile nature the hard lines are.
 
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thanks so much guys. this forum is awesome
 
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oldpoopie,

Right on. Why in the heck would you use a preformed steel line when a braided steel flexible line is available. TDIPower, what are you talking about?

Eric
 
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T_D_I_POWER said:
Rule of thumb:

1. Replace with OE parts
2. If OE parts are prohibitively expensive then replace with OEM equivalent parts
3. Aftermarket parts = POJ
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That blanket statement can not be applied to everything. I have found plenty of parts that are total junk from the manufacture. Thus having to source revised aftermarket items of better quality...
 
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I guess I can come out now and say that I also put other-than-VW-approved gear oil in my manual transmission and ran it for about 60,000 miles w/ no issues whatsoever.
 
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sisyphus said:
I guess I can come out now and say that I also put other-than-VW-approved gear oil in my manual transmission and ran it for about 60,000 miles w/ no issues whatsoever.
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yep, same here
 
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