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Use for 8mm silicone tubing?

russman68

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Feb 19, 2007
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Hi guys, i saw a thread a while back with the sizes of various hoses for the LCR...i now cannot find it :doh:

I've recently got hold of some thick chemical tubing which has an ID of 8mm and OD of 16mm.. i've also got 6 hose clips.

Can anyone point out good hoses to change with a bore size of 8mm?

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Cheers!
 

DannyC87

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Mar 4, 2008
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N75 hoses are about 8mm, from charge pipe to N75 and N75 to actuator :)
 

DannyC87

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Mar 4, 2008
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lol i could guess:p only joking :ban:

mine feels very soft so i guess it needs changing :funk:

They are all pretty soft; they are none reinforced rubber so always will be - I'd be more worried if it was hard and brittle. I'm tempted to go and measure mine in the dark to make up for my guessing..but no!:cartman:
 

DannyC87

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Mar 4, 2008
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Searching through the catch can threads - the mushroom has 19mm fittings :)
 

DannyC87

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Mar 4, 2008
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Preferably 19mm; but if not I'd go for 18mm and heat up the ends to get it to fit if need be.
 

DannyC87

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I just searched mushroom and catch can! found a number of threads all about it.
 

Ronin225

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Jan 17, 2008
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Worcester
N75 hoses are about 8mm, from charge pipe to N75 and N75 to actuator :)

The N75 to actuator pipe on mine is not 8mm all the way down
It is 8mm N75 end then drops to about 5mm I/D but same O/D pipe at actuator end
To do it properly would need an inline reducer or similar
I should have taken a photo really when i removed mine
Also 8mm pipes are carbon canister ones, and from throttle body up to something (cant remember )
 

russman68

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Feb 19, 2007
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Surrey
Ok.. apart from the piping around the N75 is there any others that use an I/D of 8mm? I've got the chemical resistant tubing but not bothered where i use it, just want to replace some of the OEM piping if i can.. how about some of the piping near the washer bottle?
 
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