I have a great mechanic, who upon noting a hole in one of the turbo hoses, proceeded to tape it, even though
it is under pressure and gushing oil everywhere. Give me a break, I am not a mechanic and don't have a dad.
This is probably supposed to be a hard hose all the way through, but mine has a soft hose connecting two hard hoses with
some clamps. The soft hose is taped at the clamp, as you can see. I had to retape it, as it isn't quite doing the job.
I have two pics: one of the top hose and another with the soft hose as seen from above. So there is the top hose, clamp, soft hose with hole and tape with a snake like texture, and then a hard hose that it connects to again below.
My question is, before I get reamed again, should I replace the soft hose with a hard hose or a soft hose? Can I get away with
something from the hardware store? I am on a tight budget. The two hard hoses above and below look intact but I am assuredly ruining my turbo with this mess. I don't have James Bond smoke coming out of the tailpipe yet.......
- top hose
- view of texture of soft hose from above
Thanks