Odd design choice?
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RMinNJ
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Your probably right. They may have had no better or cheaper way to route it.
My expectations are less...as long as it doesn't rust or rub I'm happy. I had to put and extra piece of rubber around the rear horizontal hose to the radiator..it was rubbing against a sharp tie wrap..
My expectations are less...as long as it doesn't rust or rub I'm happy. I had to put and extra piece of rubber around the rear horizontal hose to the radiator..it was rubbing against a sharp tie wrap..
I see what you're talking about...I'm not sure those are a/c lines. The metal elbow looks it, but I don't think there's any rubber hosing in the a/c system. That may be the oil lines or coolant related lines...
I'm not sure....hmmmm
Guys?
I'm thinking of just putting a little header wrap around the hose closest to the lower portion of the heat shield. What do you think? Good idea? Bad idea?
Hmm... You might be right, maybe just a bit of thermal wrap around the coolant hose. Idk ill research more and figure it all out.
If you want to see exactly what I'm talking about here's and image. This whole hose highway right here looks like its going to get real hot on long trips. Looks like the intercooler tube, a line from the radiator and the hot turbo/heat shield right next to it all. I'm not as mechanically inclined as others so its just a curiosity and a learning experience for me.
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2014 Blue RS
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I know it was in the way when i installed my MPfab down pipe!
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Maddmatts
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I think the hose is the return line from the evaporator back to the A/C compressor. I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it was physically touching the turbo or was close to the turbine ('hot') side. Any further heat the refrigerant picks up here will be removed when it passes through the condenser.
Nice to know, thanks for the info.