RotaryRoadkill

Blew an oil cooler line today. I had good oil pressure and I was cruising, I just replaced the line with all new steel braid hose and fittings, it blew the pressure line off the front iron, I shifted neutral and rolled off the highway to be towed. I immediately shutdown the engine, so I am hoping the bearings will be okay. The engine needs a rebuild anyways it has a dowel pin leak, but it ran and it was driveable. I will fix it and see if it turns over if it starts, if there flakes in the oil. It should be okay.

lduley

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For how quick you noticed it, your engine is fine. I had the same thing happen to me on my way to work, out've no where the annoying buzzer went off, but i had no light come on, and my temp was fine, pulled off at a party store, got out and saw the mess. I went in, grabbed 5 quarts, dumped them in and hammered it to work (was less than 5 mins away) parked on the side of the street, and called a tow

MACRacing

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Why not change the oil as you fix it. Then you can see if there is anything in the oil before you start it?

RotaryRoadkill

I will be changing the oil to Castrol GTX 20/50. I have to change the oil anyways, it blew it all out on the highway, the oil pressure went to 0 and the oil light came on, I shifted neutral and shutdown immediately. I had her towed home, I grabbed the main pulley by hand to make sure it isnt seized and it turns smoothly. Should I be able to turn the motor by hand with no tools?
It has a brand new oil filter, and I just drained the oil and put it back in the engine because it was Royal Purple and it was super clean.

RotaryRoadkill

lduley

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your fine, oil it up and start it and drive it

RotaryRoadkill

Thats the plan, I just have to fix the oil line, and get some oil