oil cooler hoses
10-30-03, 09:55 PM
#2
i had my oil cooler line blow just the other day.
the factory cooler lines from Mazda are very pricey, getting used oil cooler lines unless they are near new isn't advisable.
i however would suggest this....take your existing cooler line and take it to a hose shop and have them put a high quality high pressure hydraulic hose in place. the process cost me about $70 for my return line, but the final product felt alot more durable than anything the factory made for the lines. i would expect it to be alot more reliable also.
hope this helps.
the factory cooler lines from Mazda are very pricey, getting used oil cooler lines unless they are near new isn't advisable.
i however would suggest this....take your existing cooler line and take it to a hose shop and have them put a high quality high pressure hydraulic hose in place. the process cost me about $70 for my return line, but the final product felt alot more durable than anything the factory made for the lines. i would expect it to be alot more reliable also.
hope this helps.
10-30-03, 10:17 PM
#5
i got it done at a local hose shop, most mid to larger cities have them. even some smaller towns. personally i have never lived anywhere that did not have a shop that repaired hoses, check your yellow pages under "hoses".
ironically, it was called "the Hose Shop"
btw, to understand what they do you need to look at the hose and understand how it is put together. at the ends of the rubber braided hose there are clamps at each end, the shop just cuts those clamps off with a grinder, cuts the hose off of the fittings and installs a new length of hose and clamps it with special clamps in a special crimper.
you can even do the repair yourself with hose clamps, but you are talking about 70~ish PSI running through and the clamps need to be durable and tight, that is why i advise having a professional hose shop repair it.
ironically, it was called "the Hose Shop"
btw, to understand what they do you need to look at the hose and understand how it is put together. at the ends of the rubber braided hose there are clamps at each end, the shop just cuts those clamps off with a grinder, cuts the hose off of the fittings and installs a new length of hose and clamps it with special clamps in a special crimper.
you can even do the repair yourself with hose clamps, but you are talking about 70~ish PSI running through and the clamps need to be durable and tight, that is why i advise having a professional hose shop repair it.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; 10-30-03 at 10:20 PM.
