Intake Tube

[Jefri]

the tube i circled above on pic is cracked. i went to autopro, repco, supercheap and they don't stock any of those tube. and i ended up getting a heater hose of the same size to fit in there. can those heater hose handle the heat of the intake manifold. and will they melt? thanks

[bubba]

It will deteriote over time but it won't melt in the short term.

[**RB2530**]

Most heater hose is not oil resistant and therefore over time start to swell due to the oil vapour in the intake air that they are transfering.. The genuine Nissan hoses would be oil resistant and last for years and years..

It may take years to become a problem and this depend on how much oil vapour gets into your intake. Turbo and engine condition etc will dictate this..

I would use heater hose as stop-gap measure until you find the right hose...Otherwise buy a few sets and treat them as a consumable...

[libardi]

if i were you id fix that intercooler pipping. were it meets the intake pipping just before the throttle body... seriously.... that silicon hose joining the two together wont last long...

[Jefri]

ya that silicone tube is pretty bad aye. i got that pic off the internet(google) ^^. well i hope the hose last me till the end of april. thanks for the reply everyone. i am really affraid that the hose will caught fire. feels better to drive it around now. excuse my english.

Edited March 19, 2010 by Jefri