Oil Cooler Lines?

[captainbizzaro]

Hi all,

Anyone have any experience of making up oil cooler lines? Is it something that can be done DIY style or do they have to be ordered to length and crimped etc?

If they are DIYable any pointers to vendors who supply fittings and hose at decent prices?

[Kenji]

I always make them myself, and use braided hoses and AN fittings, like below:
 

[captainbizzaro]

I always make them myself, and use braided hoses and AN fittings, like below:
 

Good news!

How much does it roughly cost you to make a hose (say for arguments sake 1 metre long)? Trying to budget various jobs I have left to do.

[AtomicRex]

I have plenty of fittings and hose

I can explain how to make them if need me to

[captainbizzaro]

Thanks Jon, that\'d be great.

[Prof]

After seeing Bish\'s lines I decided to have a go myself - it\'s suprisingly straightforward.  10an\'s all round and you\'re laughing - you can get metric to an adaptors for the engine block

[AtomicRex]

Fitting the lines isn\'t too difficult providing you follow some simple rules.  We cover our lines in heat shrink, that way it prevents the braids from fraying.
 
We\'ve the adaptors for both the return at the sandwich plate, and the output at the lower side of the block.  Do you want to run AN10 or AN12?

[AtomicRex]

[SiH]

Torques UK on eBay provide some pretty good quality Aeroqip style fittings for very good prices - they do the push fit and double cutter styles in the traditional red and blue, and stealthy black colour schemes.
They do Teflon and conventional braided lines, as well as cotton braid covered ones. Delivery is really quick too

I\'ve used loads of their stuff and am really impressed:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Torques-U-K

If you\'re looking at a metre worth of line and fittings, you\'re probably looking at about 50 quid or so - you won\'t get much cheaper than that - about 8 quid for straight fittings, 16 quid for swept angles, and 16 qui a metre or so for the line.

The fittings seem almost identical to the JEGS and Moquip ones I\'ve used, no problems with sealing at al.

[captainbizzaro]

Ok thanks a lot chaps.

[captainbizzaro]

Next question.....what size threads are on a TII oil cooler?

[Prof]

Bish\'s thread contains all the secrets ...
 
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55291 :Thumbs-up

[captainbizzaro]

Bish\'s thread contains all the secrets ...
 
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55291 :Thumbs-up

Beautiful.:Thumbs-up

Tried to have a sneaky peak how he mounted that cooler on the front beam too but can\'t quite see.:confused:

[Prof]

On the FC, the brackets are welded to the cross member, and there are 2 rubber shocked mounts that the oil cooler sits on that then bolt up to those brackets - it means there\'s quite a lot of free movement possible.
 
I am guessing you\'ll need to use some sort of shock isolator to mount it, did it come with the mounts on it ?

[captainbizzaro]

There is the remains of the rubber isolating brackets left I think-I need to get it out later and test it for leaks so will have a look at report back! I\'m thinking maybe using a similar clamp to Furb around the front beam might just have to speak nicely to my TIG welding friend and get some brackets fashioned up.