daniel mason
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| posted on 14/3/11 at 06:24 PM |
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a couple of silicone hose questions
i have fitted a remote oil filter kit on the mnr and it came with a blue aeroquip hose. the remote filter housing had to be mounted in position before
the hoses were fit. the hoses are very strong and are not very flexible, and to fit them you needed to put the ends in boiling water to slacken them
and then they just push on to the filter housing, meaning no hose clips are needed. the problem is that when i checked the connections last weekend
the hoses have turned and loosened the threads which connect to the filter housing and because they are so strong and dont flex they just spin back
when i try to tighten the lock nuts!
what sort of pressure is the oil under on the feed and return to the remote filter? and what temperature? i was thinking about getting some flexible
1/2" diamiter silicone hose and getting rid of the aeroquip! would this be up to the job? and where is the best place to buy flexible silicone?
cheers
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/3/11 at 06:47 PM |
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Standard silicon hose is absolutely not suitable for oil lines, stick with the proper reinforced, high pressure, oil resistant hose.
Something sounds wrong with the setup you have though, the nuts on the fittings are normally free to turn so you can do them up without twisting the
pipe.
[Edited on 14/3/11 by MikeRJ]
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daniel mason
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| posted on 14/3/11 at 06:56 PM |
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so you think it might be ok as it is? there is slight pay in the nuts. but due to the hoses bieng reinforced, they will not tighten or loosen more
than a quarter turn!
[Edited on 14/3/11 by daniel mason]
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dhutch
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| posted on 14/3/11 at 07:05 PM |
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You also deffonatly want hose clips on those hoses.
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/3/11 at 07:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dhutch
You also deffonatly want hose clips on those hoses.
possibly doesn't need it, but i wouldn't risk it myself. nothing like loosing all your oil on the road  get hose clips on there.
in fact, take it apart, tighten up again, and hose clip it all together. thats what i'd do
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 14/3/11 at 09:12 PM |
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are those nuts not free to turn on the fittings?
the alloy push fits i recently got from think auto are, fit the hose then your free to tighten/undo them without moving the hose.
also looks like you need to push the hose on further untill it fits into the red collars.
rearding hose clips, think auto say you don't need them with proper push fit fittings and hose. they are a very tight fit but my thinking is
that if hot water aids fitting will hot oil have the same effect and help them come of.
i'm planning on fitting clips to mine as well to be on the safe side
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