I'm most of the way through stripping down my motor, and I can't remove my oil pipe! The motor is an 84 12A with the metal oil pipe running from the front cover to the "beehive" oil cooler. I disconnected the banjo fitting at the cooler no problem, but the weird fitting on the front cover is making me crazy!


At first I tried to twist the outer hex portion, but that just twisted the pipe. Oops. At least I didn't crack it. Now I'm holding the outer hex stationary with one wrench and turning the smaller inner hex with another, but whichever way I turn it it doesn't seem to loosen. Help! I need to do this now!

 

i think you need to get the outer one lose first.

 

if you twisted it it's done. cut it and save yourself the head ache.
you dont want to reinstall that pos anyway.
get a front mount oil cooler, save your engine.
if you need one i have some for sale.
pm me.

 

Yeah the line is too thin to take *any* bending.

But you're on the right track now. You have to hold the fitting closest to the engine in place, then turn the other fitting off of it counter-clockwise (when looking from the driver's side). Basically put the wrench on and turn it away from the engine, towards the rad.

It's a royal bitch if it's been on there more than a few seasons. LOTS of liquid wrench and/or PBBlaster, lots of time, some cursing... and probably just cutting it off and getting another one like I did, lol. Though I did kinda bend mine one entire turn and folded it in on itself.

Jon

 

Well I got it off, but I did twist it. I untwisted it but I after hearing this I don't want to take chances with my oil system. I'm going to have to get a new one. ****. I don't have time for crap like this. I have to get this car put back together and I don't want to prowl the junkyards for a pipe or figure out how to run an air-to-oil cooler right now. I ******* hate the bus!

 

the air ones are easy man. 2 hoses and some zip ties and your good to go.
it would be advisable to secure it better but i drove around for 3-4 years with zip ties and they held flawless.

 

You need P B Blaster and 2 wrenches, the inner one may need to be thinned to fit. That is the only safe way to remove the line.

 

I bought a thin 21mm wrench for this.