[urq] Oil cooler lines : replacement from Aeroquip

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Hi everyone,

 

I just re-did the oil cooler lines on my urQ : I mangled one during
installation last summer and it leaked at bit. So, after a short search, I
found a setup that is correctly priced, should last forever and available
easily.

 

Aeroquip aluminum fittings : can be re-used a number of times with new hose.

1x FCM4063 (180 degree elbow) (32$)

1x FCM4033 (90 degree elbow) (25$)

2x FCM1013 (straight fitting) (15$ x2)

 

Steel Metric to US adaptors (no brand, from an industrial supplier)

4x 9605-08-L10-16 (M16 to ½ in JIC) (10$)

 

4x special gaskets (flat steel washer with a thin rubber insert, to fit the
adaptors on the M16 side) (2$ x4)

 

3 feet of generic SS braided ½ in oil line (13$ x3)

 

With that, you can reproduce the OEM oil line set-up with simple hand tools
in an hour or so. 

 

Some tips : 

-          When cutting the SS hose, tape the area with Duct Tape, and use a
wide chisel over an anvil. Much easier than any other method.

-          Tape the hose back of the insert before tightening the fitting :
that way, you’ll confirm that the hose is still perfectly into the fitting.

-          Don’t make the hose too long : there is not much space down
there, and they can easily rub on some body sheetmetal. 

-          Wrap the SS hose with some rubber heater hose split in spiral,
and attach these bits with zippy-ties where there is some potential rubbing.
One is never too cautious when dealing with the engine’s blood.

 

Louis-Alain