slpopp
Veteran Member
Does someone make a collar/clamp to beef of the connection of the rubber boost hose going into the EGR/Intake manfold assembly? What about a different hose manufacturer that makes a more rubust connection, i.e. solid tabs instead of stamped?
The top tab on mine is worn/sheered completely off after only 74K miles. This is a bad design in my opinion; stamping the bosses into the thin metal that makes up the connector on the rubber hose. Of course they are going to wear through.
Another question, are the air connections on the turbo (intake / compressed) of the same construction and are they as likely to fail as this connection has a history of? What about the plastic piping that makes up the rest of the system?
I am trying to get an idea of what other parts I need to pay extra special attention to.
Thanks.
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The top tab on mine is worn/sheered completely off after only 74K miles. This is a bad design in my opinion; stamping the bosses into the thin metal that makes up the connector on the rubber hose. Of course they are going to wear through.
Another question, are the air connections on the turbo (intake / compressed) of the same construction and are they as likely to fail as this connection has a history of? What about the plastic piping that makes up the rest of the system?
I am trying to get an idea of what other parts I need to pay extra special attention to.
Thanks.
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