Help! Vortech SC oil drain tubing destroyed!

[Cal3000]

Apparently I incorrectly mounted the oil drain tubing and it resulted in rubbing against the crank pulley creating a hole in the tubing. It's leaking everywhere. Is there a way to repair the stainless steel flexible hose?

Does anyone know the tubing size? I want to cut away the damaged section and couple the tubing. Where can I get the stainless tubing?

I'm stranded. No oil in the SC. Any help will be great. Thanks!

[Rick@Vortech]

I think I just spoke to you on the phone! :P

[Foobar]

Originally Posted by Cal3000

Apparently I incorrectly mounted the oil drain tubing and it resulted in rubbing against the crank pulley creating a hole in the tubing. It's leaking everywhere. Is there a way to repair the stainless steel flexible hose?

Does anyone know the tubing size? I want to cut away the damaged section and couple the tubing. Where can I get the stainless tubing?

I'm stranded. No oil in the SC. Any help will be great. Thanks!

Did you try reaching out to Vortech? I'd be surprised if they can't sell you the flex hose.

[Cal3000]

Originally Posted by Rick@Vortech

I think I just spoke to you on the phone! :P

Oh it was you :P
Thanks! Hopefully I can get the hosing by tomorrow. I just checked the oil and it is at the half way mark. I was expecting it all to leak out last night. Also I found out I have about 1 to 2 oz of fluid left over. If I bend and pinch the hose, that should keep the fluid from leaking?

[pheoxs]

Originally Posted by Cal3000

Oh it was you :P
Thanks! Hopefully I can get the hosing by tomorrow. I just checked the oil and it is at the half way mark. I was expecting it all to leak out last night. Also I found out I have about 1 to 2 oz of fluid left over. If I bend and pinch the hose, that should keep the fluid from leaking?

I'm not at home and thus can't look mine but maybe @Rick@Vortech can answer this as a solution in a pinch.

I'm assuming the drain line screws into the supercharger. If the size of that port is the same size as the vent port. Could you not drain your supercharger, and install the shipping plug into the drain port to block it off?

[Cal3000]

Originally Posted by pheoxs

I'm not at home and thus can't look mine but maybe @Rick@Vortech can answer this as a solution in a pinch.

I'm assuming the drain line screws into the supercharger. If the size of that port is the same size as the vent port. Could you not drain your supercharger, and install the shipping plug into the drain port to block it off?

Yeah. It screws in. Problem is the only way to get to the drain line connected to the SC is to pull the blower. That's going to be a pain. For now, I pinched the line. The line is rubber tubing wrapped with stainless steel braids I think. If the rubber pinches fully, it should be able to stop the fluid flow at the pinch. The line is very low pressure. At idle anyways. Less than 1psi it seems. I don't know for higher speeds though.

[DJCarbine]

Originally Posted by Cal3000

Yeah. It screws in. Problem is the only way to get to the drain line connected to the SC is to pull the blower. That's going to be a pain. For now, I pinched the line. The line is rubber tubing wrapped with stainless steel braids I think. If the rubber pinches fully, it should be able to stop the fluid flow at the pinch. The line is very low pressure. At idle anyways. Less than 1psi it seems. I don't know for higher speeds though.

I think that depends on how much heat you generate in the blower and how the blower venting system works (I have not looked into it but there is a vent built into one of the fittings on top)

I personally would park it until fixed, losing your SC oil and running it dry at multiple speeds faster than your engine RPM sounds like a bad time

[Cal3000]

Anyone know the size of the oil drain tubing?

[Dezoris]

@Rick@Vortech It does not look like you guys updated your documentation yet to cover some of these types of things yet?