reroute starboard oil cooler line

[Staggerlee]

The Socketless stuff would work fine in that application; I've been using it for years for oil coolers, turbos & whatnot on VW's & Audi's and never had a problem.  It's super easy to work with (do yourself a solid and pick up a tube of Aeroquip's assembly lube) and the fittings are reusable forever.

The fittings aren't cheap though, and all the parts you'd need to fab up a set of your own "HM" oil cooler hoses would probably cost pretty close to a set of pre-made hoses.  I went with Fren Tubo lines on my M900 just for that reason.

[junior varsity]

is the socketless stuff a type of "push-lock" fitting?   Instead of using the two threaded parts of a normal AN type fitting?

[corey]

yes and no... it's push lock in the sense that you push the tube onto the fitting... but that's it. no secondary piece that locks it in place.
here's a video showing the general mechanics:
http://www.anplumbing.com/page/9

looking though everything, just seems like standard swivel-seal stuff is a more cost-effective and appropriate choice.
also, the push-on hose has a rubber outer, which i worry about considering its proximity to the front header-pipe.

[Staggerlee]

Yep:

[corey]

The Socketless stuff would work fine in that application; I've been using it for years for oil coolers, turbos & whatnot on VW's & Audi's and never had a problem.  It's super easy to work with (do yourself a solid and pick up a tube of Aeroquip's assembly lube) and the fittings are reusable forever.

The fittings aren't cheap though, and all the parts you'd need to fab up a set of your own "HM" oil cooler hoses would probably cost pretty close to a set of pre-made hoses.  I went with Fren Tubo lines on my M900 just for that reason.

I hear yea... Sometimes the knowledge of how to do something—and the experience gained from doing it myself—are a little bit of an extra value to me. Still haven't made up mind, but I'll post up results when I do.

[corey]

one more question... now that I have my lines built, and my cooler painted proper black... does it matter which line goes to which side of the oil cooler?

i know which one goes where (top line from motor goes to right side, correct?), but I'm just curious..