Hey, im getting the oil cooler lines soon, and i was looking at how im gonna take off the old cracked and brittle lines off, but the connecter of the one that connects to the oil cooler rite at the bottom is wierd? It has two nuts, how am i suppose to do this. Has anyone replaced the oil cooler lines, if so u think u can give me a few tips and wutever on how i can get started on this.
Thanks

 

It's an 86'

 

I was just under the car and saw the terrible shape mine are in. So I'll be doing that mod soon. If nobody has anwered by then. I'll tell you how I did it.

 

If I'm not mistaken, the banjo bolts are 27MM. You'll need a breaker bar to remove.

The nut at the front cover is a major pain. You'll need two wrenches (I just generally use Vice Grips) and some patience.

 

I just tried to tighten up the back oil cooler line yesterday, prettty certain it is 23mm.

Are these prone to leaking, how tight should these be?

 

I went to Wal-Mart and got a pair of stanley adjustable wrenches (big ones) specifically to do the front oil line.. Have proven themselves usefull for all sorts of other stuff (like the Air Conditioning lines)

 

Yep, 23MM. I even have this on my site at http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/random.htm . Duh.

 

alrite thanks man, so its nothing really special, just two wrenches and some patience, ive got the tools just not the other half lol, ill let u know how it turns out, thanks alot

 

Hey, i got my lines out,the lines have three different connections, two that connect to the actaull oil cooler, and the third one that connects to the bottom of the block or wutever, now i have to look and wait to get the lines, anyone whos done this, if theres anything i should know about just let me know.
Thanks

 

What size is it in SAE?

 

your kidding, right?

 

lol, wutever
the one thats rite at the bottom of u is 23, the other connection is hard to get at, i used two vise grips and sum elbow grease (make sure u turn the right bolt towards the rad, keep a thin block of wood so if ur hand jerks back its doesnt mash the lines on the rad), the one that is connected to the block is also 23. and then just slowly take the lines out.

 

I just used 2 adjustable wrenches when I did mine.

Hold the closest front cover bolt stationary while you remove the connection.

Not very hard. Really easy when you have the fan shroud and radiator out

 

Yeah well, im sorry lol, i only had the plastic fan shroud off. I really didnt want to take the rad out, but wutever. its done.

 

Hey, i got that **** fixed and the car is running great