...whoops 
I wanted to get the car up to temperature to make sure thermostat works, no leaks in rad, fan works etc. We got it up to 94 degrees, fan just kicked
in, all was good until i heard a ping and my grandad was shouting for me to stop.
This is why
I remembered i needed to put some juilee clips on last night but forgot this morning. It is a really tight fit and took me ages to get it on. Will
jubilee clips be enough?
oops
is that water? jubilee clips are good for the rest of the water system, so should be fine
Nope. Its the pipe i put in place of the oil cooler
Big whoops 
Phew... thank god for granddads!
I wanted him there so he could keep an eye on everything while i watched the temperature.
ah, oil... grandads rock
jubilee clips should be fine for oil. not sure what pressure its under.
Nice mess
Make sure you strain it well before you put it back in 
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Originally posted by nick205
Nice mess
Make sure you strain it well before you put it back in
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Originally posted by blakep82
ah, oil...
jubilee clips should be fine for oil. not sure what pressure its under.
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Originally posted by alistairolsen
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Originally posted by blakep82
ah, oil...
jubilee clips should be fine for oil. not sure what pressure its under.
about 5 bar.
I wouldnt be risking jubilees
Get in touch with Think Auto. I got a set of oil hoses from them for about £45.
Jubilee clips won't hold high pressure oil in.
Mike
I used worm-drive clips as a temporary measure four years ago and they're still there!
I would say standard clips are fine.
I used the fir tree connections that do not require clips and they hold fine on 5/8" hose. (clips acually damage the hose - don`t ask how I know
that!
5 bar pressure is 5 x 14.7 = 73.5 psi.
half inch squared is 0.25.
Total push to seperate 0.5" oil hose is 18 lb or 8kg.
Darren
[Edited on 14/10/09 by turbodisplay]
I guess you o your grandad a drink.
have your hose joiners got a lip round the ends?
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Originally posted by blakep82
have your hose joiners got a lip round the ends?
^ cool, just wondered, coz if they weren't, and you used hose clips, it might not have made much difference. but if they've got a lip round then it should hold a lot better (as i'm sure you know)
Alternative is to go to a place that makes hydraulic hoses (taking the old hose with you) there seem to be plenty of palces in small industrial
units making hydraulic hoses. I doubt it would cost much to get a proper hose set made up, and no doubt they would be interested in the car, and
probably do a deal for cash..
Dan
Problem is, they are fixed to the oil filter housing so i cant undo them.
Is that U shaped union the problem spot? If so it is rather restrictive.
Being as you now need to change the oil, remove the filter and the oil filter sandwich that has the cooler hoses and take the lot to a hydralic hose
dealer. He has the equipment to make a proper one piece hose that will hold at hundreds of PSI.
The best things are crimped clips for high pressure systems. You can crimp them with a pair of pincers
That said 5 bar isnt much and jubilee clips should hold it no problem as long as the fitting is a tight in the hose in the first place. We have loads
of machines running 5 bar coolant pressures and they all use jubilee clips on a lot of the system.
The other option is proper crimped hydraulic hoses, but you'll pay the price.
David
I thought of a great solution last night.
Il make a bracket to mount the metal part onto the chassis. This will stop it being able to move and then put some jubilee clips on to be sure.
Or buy the oil cooler bypass, as mentioned in my previous post.
If you can find an x300 engine in the scrappy you should get it dirt cheap. Save you another Exxon Valdez!
Hang on, if you have a sandwich plate, can't you remove this and mount the filter directly??
Dan