E38 BMW 740il - Leaking High Pressure Lines Fixed
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- The original hydraulic pressed crimps on my 4 pressure lines (gearbox/steering) were all leaking at both ends and totally useless if not somewhat dangerous. Must do replacement while engine is out.
Hydraulic hose crimping is ideal for high pressure lines, some 80psi+ for gearbox and hundreds for steering (I believe). It can be quite costly to take these old lines to a shop and have them rebuild the hose sections! and they will probably do it wrong first time (angles etc).
New lines do not exist for RHD model, or they are over $1000 for each of the 4 lines. Out of the question!
What I do is I replace the hose with correct high pressure fluid hose, and I use good quality worm gear clamps. I possibly should use T clamps, as they are a slight stronger. However, these are totally ok for me. I did this very cheaply, and very well.
I ran pressurized ATF fluid thru lines in a test loop, tested fine with no leaks. I'm hoping both Pentosin CHF11S and ESSO LT71141 will hold. Once engine is back in, fluids filled up I will be able to show the repairs of the past year or so in action, and a fully leak free engine, transmission, and steering system.