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surreybc
08-19-2008, 10:11 PM
The rubber line that comes back to reservoir? Can you just use straight hose or do you buy hose pre shaped. same question for the hose that goes from valve cover to air intake the just before throttle. thanks.
punxva
08-20-2008, 05:44 AM
you can use just an autozone one, just take the old one with you and try getting close enough to the same thickness and inner diameter
s13silady
08-20-2008, 09:04 AM
those hoses are not pressurized so yes, just buy hosing from autozone or some shit and use it.. for the PS one make sure you get a hose meant for liquid/fluid.
xpertsnowcarver
08-20-2008, 09:19 AM
look into getting a longer breather hose for the valve cover with a small filter at the tip and cap of the hole right before the intake. oil trickles down that line and gets burned in ur engine, lowers ur octane. if ur in cali, its actually illegal, if ur worried about that, invest in a oil catch can.
g6civcx
08-20-2008, 09:36 AM
The rubber line that comes back to reservoir? Can you just use straight hose or do you buy hose pre shaped

Either will work. As long as it fits and doesn't require too much twisting to the point of kinking/collapsing, it's fine. Like said above, it's lower pressure so any hose rated for ATF (assuming you have S-chassis steering rack) will be ok.

same question for the hose that goes from valve cover to air intake the just before throttle. thanks.

Not sure which hose you're talking about. Got pix? There are a couple of hoses attached to the valve cover.

SR or KA or what motor?
surreybc
08-20-2008, 12:33 PM
Not sure which hose you're talking about. Got pix? There are a couple of hoses attached to the valve cover.

SR or KA or what motor?

1991 ka24de. i think it is called blow off. purges oil fumes out of valve cover area, i think.

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