Replacing Push Lock Oil Lines on a 1961 VW Bus
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- Опубліковано 3 гру 2024
- This week we are doing some preventative maintenance on a 1961 VW Bus. I was swapping the Fuel line when I noticed the oil lines looked just as cracked as the fuel line. This bus is full flowed with a filter and an additional external oil cooler. I decided to change the oil lines before we had a catastrophic failure to the engine. That may seem over dramatic, but a blown oil line will kill an engine in seconds. Glad we caught this early.
I prefer Push Lock hoses to the standard AN lines with multiple pieces needed in assembly. They are easier to assemble, have less failure points, and look more race and less Gucci than standard AN lines. #vwbus #volkswagen #diyautorepair #diy #oil #upgrade #hoses
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Great information here so much better than AN fittings. Interesting fixture.
I did it for years without the machine. I used the aluminum jaws that go on a vice and brute force. This tool was a major upgrade.
Nice information.
Not sure you mentioned it, but those clamps are called Oetiker Style Hose Clamps - they are also called Stepless Ear Clamps.
I did not know that. 👍🏽
Skylines, on repeat 🙂
Longer heat-shielding hose wouldn't hurt.
Would installing two radiators, be overkill? 🙂
I ‘m comfortable with the amount of sheathing. 👍🏽
I have 2 cars with multiple coolers. Both don’t have factory oil coolers. It is possible for sure. Once the system is hydraulic ( filled and primed. )It pushes oil easily.
Nice bus, nice tutorial. Seems like a short life for those oil hoses. Is the rubber we can get now crappy, or have they always failed in only a few years? I've had stuff like rubber boots, bellows and grommets fail after only a short time. Is it the air? Or is it the current quality of the rubber?
On this particular bus I’d say it was premature. It was in a container for quite some time. For the fuel and oil lines to fail, I’d say that had something to do with it. There was also excessive corrosion on the alternator B+ post, and the distributor. So I’d suspect there was a chemical reaction to something near the bus during storage.
can you use braided steel line with the push lock fittings?
No. The outer layer needs the fitting to keep from fraying.
@@the_Wagen yeah that's kinda what i figured. thanks for responding
Is the case machined for full flow?
This motor is.
@@the_Wagen How do we check to see if our motor is machined for full flow if your not sure?
There would be a fitting on the front of the case for a return oil line. It is something done before assembly usually. If you are not utilizing it now, most likely you are not full flowed.