EMERGENCY - oil return line leaking - cut on the braided line

[Wheysted]

stupidly i didn’t route the return line far enough from the supercharger pulley and the pulley ended up cutting a slit in the oil return line... now there’s oil spraying everywhere.

it’s a small cut so i’m wondering if there’s some sort of sealant or gasket maker that i could put over it to stop the leak?

could i wrap some teflon tape around it?

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[Angrey]

stupidly i didn’t route the return line far enough from the supercharger pulley and the pulley ended up cutting a slit in the oil return line... now there’s oil spraying everywhere.

it’s a small cut so i’m wondering if there’s some sort of sealant or gasket maker that i could put over it to stop the leak?

could i wrap some teflon tape around it?

There's solutions to repair it, but none of them are good. Just replace the line. The last thing you want is a repair that fails and ends up costing huge amounts (possibly your entire car if a leak causes a fire you can't get out before the car burns down).

 

[Wheysted]

There's solutions to repair it, but none of them are good. Just replace the line. The last thing you want is a repair that fails and ends up costing huge amounts (possibly your entire car if a leak causes a fire you can't get out before the car burns down).

i’m walking to find some teflon tape now. Do you think that will be ok to hold it for like 5km until i get a new line tomorrow ?

 

[Angrey]

i’m walking to find some teflon tape now. Do you think that will be ok to hold it for like 5km until i get a new line tomorrow ?

Probably. If you're really in a pinch, I'd try to find a saddle clamp or something to go over top of the taping, for belt and suspenders.

 

[Angrey]

i’m walking to find some teflon tape now. Do you think that will be ok to hold it for like 5km until i get a new line tomorrow ?

If you think I'm being dramatic about burning down a car from oil spray inside the engine bay

 

[Wheysted]

If you think I'm being dramatic about burning down a car from oil spray inside the engine bay

tried the teflon tape and it didn't even seal it. Luckily i made it hope though - hopefully it didnt damage the supercharger or anything else by driving it =/ gonna replace the line tomorrow

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