Oil Cooler Lines

[bmarcum]

Anyone repairing the hydraulic crimps on the oil line coolers. Long story short, I purchased a 14K mile car that has been driven. Lots of little stuff to make it the driver it needs to be. I like keeping most stuff on the car ZR-1 or hipo. I have owned two previous Z and never had any issues with these lines. I see that the GM line is discontinued and just curious to see if anyone repairing the lines. I see Jerry has replacement lines but I would prefer stock (or stock appearing) for this repair. Any help appreciated! Thanks

[Jagdpanzer]

In industry flex hoses are generally considered to age limited. Our cars are now pushing 30+ years. Given that more and more oil cooler line failures are to be expected. The OEM lines were not the best quality available at the time. Therefore I would stay away from any used or NOS lines at this point. Suggest trying a local hydraulic shop to see if they can reproduce a set of new lines that appear like OEMs.


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[-=Jeff=-]

I have what I believe to be OEM or the Gm replacement lines that aren't leaking yet..

[ZBrink]

Originally Posted by bmarcum

Anyone repairing the hydraulic crimps on the oil line coolers. Long story short, I purchased a 14K mile car that has been driven. Lots of little stuff to make it the driver it needs to be. I like keeping most stuff on the car ZR-1 or hipo. I have owned two previous Z and never had any issues with these lines. I see that the GM line is discontinued and just curious to see if anyone repairing the lines. I see Jerry has replacement lines but I would prefer stock (or stock appearing) for this repair. Any help appreciated! Thanks

I recognize this as a needed item since the aftermarket ones are very expensive and require custom-made adapters. I'm floating my OEM set around some heavy equipment shops who make custom hydraulic lines to see if anyone can rebuild them. I will report back what I find!