RE: To Run or Not to Run...an oil hose question

[glen <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

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OH HORRORS, 
that 20mm thick stainless steel braided hose, that supplies oil to the oil cooler, 
started to soak up with oil. It looked like... if one has fallen from a bycicle, 
dragged his arm on the asphalt for a coupla meters and then looked at it. At first 
- nothing, but then suddenly blood starts to show up slowly all over the surface.
Evidently, the internals of the hose have fatigued and cracked. 
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I called my local source, the Israely dude, who can get everything. He claims that 
it is a rare part and nobody stocks it since it "never goes bad".

Igor Kessel

SLMSTM! These hoses fail all the time on high-mileage/older TQs. A quick way to trash a good engine or even burn the entire car to the ground when one of these suckers fails..... This is a very nice part to replace BEFORE it fails!

-glen