[V8] Oil cooler hoses

[Mike Arman]

Getting ready to change the weepy oil cooler lines on my 90 V8Q . . .


Removing them from the engine end isn't a problem - I do however
anticipate a problem removing them from the oil cooler. How stuck are
they likely to be? My feeling is I ought to remove the oil cooler with
the hoses still attached, and work them off with the cooler safely
braced on the bench - any comments or BTDTs on this?

Also, I'd like to borrow a set of USED hoses - I want to take them over
to Aeroquip and get new ones made with the correct fittings and length.
I am not anxious to cure Audi's deficit by buying two new hoses from the
dealer, and even though I have been offered a set of used hoses (on a
cooler) at a decent price, the hoses are used - just like mine - and I'd
like to fix this ONCE.

Anyone got a set of used, leak, weepy oil cooler hoses I can use for a
pattern? I'll pay UPS both ways, and I'll happily post the part numbers,
sizes, sources and cost for the locally fabricated replacements to the
KB and here on the newsletter.


Best Regards,

Mike Arman

V8Q, DOT required placard, display on dash, "Warning! This vehicle
distorts space and time in its immediate vicinity."