Note: Some types of coolant are not compatible with silicone hoses. Please click here to download our Important Fitting Notes before buying and fitting silicone hoses.
This high quality reinforced silicone hose kit replaces the air intake hose from the airbox to throttle body including the breather inlet hose. Constructed from thicker 5.4mm 4-ply reinforced silicone to prevent the hose from sucking in under heavy throttle. The hose fits all MINI One/Cooper R50/R52 (Not Cooper S R52/R53) models.
Hose Clamps:
The kit is available with a full set of hose clamps using the options above. The three types of clamp we offer are shown below, but not all options will appear for some kits due to size limitations:
Spring clamps * Not available for this product *
Worm-Drive clamps have slightly less evenly distributed clamping force as the Spring type clamps, but they are still a good quality clamp and usually easier to fit/remove in the tight confines of an engine bay. Being 100% stainless steel they do not rust, so we recommend this type of clamp if you are concerned about the appearance of your engine bay.
T-Bolt clamps are the most heavy duty clamps we supply, and are also 100% stainless steel to prevent rust. However they are much more expensive and, like the Worm-Drive clamps provide a slightly less evenly distributed clamping force than the Spring clamps. For this reason we recommend using them for Turbo applications (intercooler/intake hoses) where high boost can cause hose blow-off's and the additional clamping force is useful. Some customers like to use T-Bolt clamps for all hoses on their vehicle however so we offer them as an option for most of our kits.
For some vehicles the original clamps can be reused so we also offer our kits without clamps, but please be aware our silicone hoses are slightly thicker than the standard hoses so in some cases the original clamps may be too small.
Specification:
- Application: BMW MINI One/Cooper (Not Cooper S) R50/R52 MK1 Chassis '00-'06 | 1.6 Tritec Engine (Not Supercharged) | Manual & Auto Transmissions | RHD & LHD Models Only
- Construction: ~5.4mm 5-ply silicone with 4-ply polyester reinforcing
- Max Operating Pressure: >9bar
- Burst Pressure: >12bar
- Operating Temperature range: -50°c to 180°c
- Warranty: 3 Years (UK based)
