Questions about hoses

[gammer_ghn]

Hello evearyone happy friday to you all!!! i was wondering if changing all the engine hoses and vac lines would help my car perform better or if hoses are just Blow and replace parts? I was wondering if i should invest in it or no... and i had another question does anyone know of a respected shop in Los Angeles area that know what they are doing with the Q...because my shop is a bit shady and i need someone that knows about the car since i have no problems with the car i just have restoring and Modding interests anyone got any one trustable? thank you!

[qship96]

what performance issues are you having? hose replacment is warranted if they are cracked/dry rotted/etc-just replacing hoses that are not faulty.....is just replacing hoses,it wont affect the drivability of the vehicle any more than brushing your teeth before starting the motor-just cost more

[maxnix]

i was wondering if changing all the engine hoses and vac lines would help my car perform better or if hoses are just Blow and replace parts? I was wondering if i should invest in it or no...

Yes they are "blow and replace" - if they blow you will likely be replacing your engine.

You seem to be unfamilaiar with the concept of preventative maintenence. May I recommend all of Q45tech's previous posts to you? It will save you beacoups dead presidents in the long run and enhance your performance to the maximum possible without a total race quality rebuild.

You need to make the pilgrimage to http://www.jerrytucker.net . You will be glad you did.

[gammer_ghn]

Yes they are "blow and replace" - if they blow you will likely be replacing your engine.

You seem to be unfamilaiar with the concept of preventative maintenence. May I recommend all of Q45tech's previous posts to you? It will save you beacoups dead presidents in the long run and enhance your performance to the maximum possible without a total race quality rebuild.

You need to make the pilgrimage to http://www.jerrytucker.net . You will be glad you did.

No man you will not have to replace your engine if you just pull over and shut the car off.. you got about 1-2 minutes of drivability until you get into ****... this has happened to me before and my motor ran fine until I sold the car two years later... I do my own maintenance. I replaced all of the radiator hoses + the vac lines this morning and replaced my fluids than checked for leaks… My question was that if it will help my car circulate the fluids better that I can feel a difference or it if doesn’t really matter as long as it runs. My Q only has 97000 miles I been taking care of her well so don’t start with me please!!! But thank you for the link!

[qship96]

the only way to replace" ALL of the water and vacuum hoses",is by removing the plenum,did you?

[Q451990]

Obviously, it will run better if all of the vacuum lines are working properly. As far as feeling a difference, that's not really the point of preventative maintenence. So when it comes to water lines... assuming they aren't gummed up for some reason, there won't really be a performance difference until they break.

Please don't confuse that 1-2 minutes of driveability you mentioned with not doing any damage to your engine if you get into an overheat situation. You might get by with it for a few years after an incident, but to keep as-new performance, I would avoid any chance of overheating!

Heath

[xerexabante]

Just replace you Radiator hoses and your thermostat, while you are there drain as much coolant. Slap her together, and do it again after 100k.

Why do you want t o change the vacum lines? unless you have issues on the vacum hoses, then change. but if tiy MIL is not on and your car runs ok then why change something you don't have to.

[Q45denver]

Keeping the throttle body, plenum, IAC, EGR, and PCV system clean will make the most difference in performance.

[gammer_ghn]

l found a good deal locally on that one set and i just went ahead and changed it i need to change my thermostat i want it oem one since the cheapo aftermarket ones love to lock up on you mine is a 99 Q41 as you may like to call it and i dont find much parts there is next to no performance parts for it no one even makes a ECU for the damn car so im just trying to restore her or just blow the motor and put in a 1994 motor in it that has the chain guides replaced haha.. so does anyone know about any performance parts for the sad but nice looking Y33 here?

[maxnix]

No man you will not have to replace your engine if you just pull over and shut the car off.. you got about 1-2 minutes of drivability until you get into ****...

And which gauge tells you that? The coolant gauge has too much lag. 2 miles at highway seeds is about 90 seconds too long.

Your engine may still run, but wear has accelerated. 97K on a VH is just approaching break-in on a well maintained one.

You asked, we were just trying to help. If you know the answers already, why ask?

Try Impul if you have many Yen. Don't know how you would retrfit an OBD I moter to an OBD II harness. 1994+ have the latest timing chain guide design.

[bullittandy]

You asked, we were just trying to help. If you know the answers already, why ask?

Be nice to Maxnix, he's sensitive.

It would be a good idea to replace the radiator hoses as they are easy to replace and can damage the engine if they break.

I'd leave the vacuum hoses alone though, if you don't have a vacuum leak now then you have a better chance of creating one than preventing one by hose replacement.

[gammer_ghn]

Well when I get replies on things that his trying to make me look stupid. I wont tolerate. I appreciate all the help I get from everyone here but I cant stand getting picked on you know... and its not his first time that he got at me like that. So I guess what’s done is done I changed the radiator hoses, vacuum lines and some hoses that didn’t look dependable from underneath my car so I think Im a little on the safe side.... and are you guys serious that Im barely breaking into my motor isn’t that supposed to happen at latest 30K????????? Im confused now -_-

[bullittandy]

I was being sarcastic, Maxnix is one of the most abrasive people I've known on the web.

The car just being broken in is a bit extreme but my 97 has 232K miles and feels brand new, no smoke, and no noticiable oil burning.

you should expect it to last for at least another 100K.

If you replaced the hoses and have no problems then you're good to go. Well done.

[qship96]

Oh,Brian is OK-I think he loses patience with the noobies-but is a helpful knowledgable chap{ except for our eternal transmission fluid xchange debate!}Sometimes the old lion roars just to be heard,no harm intended i`m quite sure,right Brian?

[96Qowner]

Sometimes the old lion roars just to be heard

I like that line!

... me bein' an old lion, and all ...

Spooks the younguns, heheh, fun.