Disco 3 (LR3) Is silicone worth it? (Intercooler Hose)

I've had a split appear in the top intercooler hose of the D3.

Characteristic symptoms (loss of power, smoke, increased fuel use) and sure enough there's a split just above the top bend in the hose. No biggie, taped up for now and will change the hose this week. Looking on youtube it seems a pretty straightforward job.

About to order the new hose - is the extra for a silicone hose worth it?

private penguin said:

I've had a split appear in the top intercooler hose of the D3.

Characteristic symptoms (loss of power, smoke, increased fuel use) and sure enough there's a split just above the top bend in the hose. No biggie, taped up for now and will change the hose this week. Looking on youtube it seems a pretty straightforward job.

About to order the new hose - is the extra for a silicone hose worth it?

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personally think its better due to there longevity and restricted location , think i paid £80 for all 3 ,

i did also get some T bolt clamps ,

let me know and can give u the sizes of the clamps

ps, still haven’t got round fitting them, the long one is supposed to be easy to fit

Thanks Gary - do the clamps make fitting easier than using the standard pipe clips (asking as the current jubilee clips seem perfectly reusable)

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private penguin said:

Thanks Gary - do the clamps make fitting easier than using the standard pipe clips (asking as the current jubilee clips seem perfectly reusable)

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for me , i got the clamps due to the shorter 2 x hoses being in a restricted area , so in theory i could fit and ensure they stayed on and not having a hose blow off with the wider t bolt clamp , they are also stainless so should last

maybe others have fitted silicone ones and can advise if the original clips are up to the job , can’t see them not being reusable

alas it was the access that swayed me to t bolt clamps

R.E the t bolt clamps, I used them on my td5 for turbo and i/c hoses. They're quite a bit wider than standard clips so don't cut into the pipe as much and spread the load over a wider band of pipe which can only be good imo

for future reference regarding the T bolt clamp sizes and quantities for the silicone hoses

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hose-Clamps-Exhaust-T-Bolt-Marine-Clip-Zinc-Stainless-Mikalor-Supra-Clips-W2-/192168112345?var=&hash=item2cbe1cb0d9:m:mQAZo3L-Awxx-jQTl3VZQVQ&clk_rvr_id=1405428545589&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5338064174%26toolid%3D10001%26afsrc%3D1%26customid%3D106254X1563334Xcbd4e521c3593b8398a777dc6d06eb5e%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FHose-Clamps-Exhaust-T-Bolt-Marine-Clip-Zinc-Stainless-Mikalor-Supra-Clips-W2-%252F192168112345%253Fvar%253D%2526hash%253Ditem2cbe1cb0d9%253Am%253AmQAZo3L-Awxx-jQTl3VZQVQ%26srcrot%3D710-53481-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1405428545589&ul_noapp=true

large
2 x 63-68mm

medium
1 x 55-59mm
1 x 68-73mm

small
1 x 59-63mm
1 x 55-59mm

Thanks!

Std hoes will do just fine, but silicone will last longer.

Definitely worth it, all my D2 hoses, boost and coolant are in blue silicone. They last much longer and they look damn good. Think I paid about 30 quid for the 3 boost hoses.

Jamiegreen said:

Definitely worth it, all my D2 hoses, boost and coolant are in blue silicone. They last much longer and they look damn good. Think I paid about 30 quid for the 3 boost hoses.

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3x times that price for a D3, one of them is the best part of a metre long

lynall said:

3x times that price for a D3, one of them is the best part of a metre long

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Still worth it

lynall said:

3x times that price for a D3, one of them is the best part of a metre long

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indeed, as u say ref price , averaging around £30 each, am not looking forward doing the short turbo one