Braided oil cooler lines

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <"980428191219Z.WT24946.  0*/PN=William.Elliott/O=LNGW/PRMD=MEI/ADMD=ATTMAIL/C=US/"@MHS> William Elliott writes:

> At 14:37 25.04.98 GMT, Phil Payne wrote:
>
> >> I blew the stainless braided oil cooler hos in my 87 5KCSTQ.  Apart from
> >> the dealer, does anyone have any ideas?
> >I had this discussion with a UK MB owner only an hour ago.  He's bought
> >stainless lines that are badly made and don't fit.
> >Since every case of oil cooler line failure that I've ever heard of
> >has been from the _inside_ - why stainless?
>
> Just a guess: Braided oil cooler lines fail only from the inside _because_ they
> are stainless?  Non-stainless lines would be more prone to other
> types of failure?

No - non-stainless (stock) pipes always seem to fail from the inside.

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