| Author | Message | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1252 Registered: 4-2002 |
Someone here found out that the ends are re-useable. It's apparently not obvious how they come off, but an experienced hydraulic hose shop can repair them for fairly reasonable $$$. | ||
| Mitchell Le (Yelcab1)
Member Username: Yelcab1 Post Number: 538 Registered: 11-2001 |
32 mm and 34 mm I thinnk. I have all the wrenches so I really did not have to remember which ones. Anyway, I bought my new hoses at GT Car Parts, $120 each. Not cheap, but can be had. | ||
| Charles I Claussen (Atlantaman)
Junior Member Username: Atlantaman Post Number: 153 Registered: 3-2002 |
I have 1 hose --been off of my car for about 10 yrs. I will send it to you for 40.00 if you like.  | ||
| Charles I Claussen (Atlantaman)
Junior Member Username: Atlantaman Post Number: 152 Registered: 3-2002 |
Bill, I have some sapre parts and I think--a spare oil hose. will check on it. | ||
| Bill V (Doc)
Member Username: Doc Post Number: 326 Registered: 9-2001 |
Thanks so much , Peter--that's exactly the type of advice I'm looking for. I'm new to Ferrari and every job I do is for the first time, so I like to check with the experts before moving fwd and ruining something. | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2752 Registered: 12-2000 |
Bill, those are not lock-nuts on the oil cooler, they are brazed-on and are a part of the fitting. It is important to use two wrenches to remove these hoses and you use one of the wrenches on that fitting, plus the other one on the hose. If you use only one on the hose itself, you risk damaging the oil cooler... If you thought the hoses were expensive...  . For the size, I can't remember, but its obviously metric. Take a vernier caliper, measure them and head on down to Sears... As for the hoses, I had a set custom made for me by a local hydraulic hose builder. There is plenty of information about that in the archives here. It cost me (at that time) $200Cdn total (both hoses). | ||
| Bill V (Doc)
Member Username: Doc Post Number: 325 Registered: 9-2001 |
Thanks, Tommy. Anyone know the wrench sizes I need for this job? The banjo bolts are larger than anything I own. Also, what would be the cheapest source for these lines. The local dealer wants around $140 for one line and about $260 for the other!!!! | ||
| Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
Intermediate Member Username: Vwalfa4re Post Number: 1134 Registered: 5-2001 |
You should remove the fender liner. It is only a few screws and once it is off you will have GREAT access to the oil cooler. It is worth the extra 10 min. | ||
| Bill V (Doc)
Member Username: Doc Post Number: 324 Registered: 9-2001 |
I'm considering changing the oil cooler lines on my '85 308 as I see some seepage here and there. Par for the course, I don't have the proper sized wrenches to fit . Does anyone know the sizes of the fittings ? Also, it looks as though there are smaller lock nuts on the cooler itself--is this correct? Can anyone give some tips on removing/installing these lines--the lower one at the crankcase appears to be pretty inaccessible. Is there any trick to getting at it w/o removing the fender liner? Finally, what's with the *^% prices of theses things? Are they may of gold or what? Does anyone know of any reasonably priced lines anywhere ? |