GP1138 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Since I can't search, and I need this quick, I'll ask. I have a 1990 Grand Prix LE that has a leaking oil cooler line. It's the one going into the radiator at the top. It rubbed against the lower metal hose and caused a hole. I can't figure out how the hell to cut the metal line down there to splice a hose in. Anyone have any suggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFromColorado Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I'd just replace the whole line, they're fairly cheap anyhow, and it's better insurance ... most times when ya splice something in, they have a chance of popping apart, and that'd be bad on the highway. --Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossman429 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 A small pipe cutter? You could use some sort of a small saw too, I assume this is just a temporary fix. The ultimate solution is to replace the whole line, as Dave stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Well, I just bought a new line. Since I'm fixing it properly, I'll make a FAQ with pictures about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Well, I just bought a new line. Since I'm fixing it properly, I'll make a FAQ with pictures about it. That's probably the best idea Jon Who's 90 GP is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Well, I just bought a new line. Since I'm fixing it properly, I'll make a FAQ with pictures about it. That's probably the best idea Jon Who's 90 GP is this? Carri's. I really hate GM. I went out and got a new fucking hose, and it turns out to be a size too fucking big. So the dude at the shop the car is stranded at tells me to go take the old hose off. I had to use a line wrench to take it off and he cuts the clamp fitting off. The top part that connects to the radiator is a normal flared hose fitting at the end. The other end that connects to the transmission DID have a crimped fitting on the end, until the dude at the shop cut it off revealing... a FLARED END EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE ON THE RADIATOR SIDE!! :bash: So now I have to return the part I bought and I wasted $10 of gas running around. I didn't get any pictures, but I remember wrench sizes and I'll take some pictures later I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 On our van we had a pin-hole sized leak, so I chopped off that section and replaced it with rubber fuel line hose and a couple clamps. did the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 The fuel line is rather expensive, like 4 or 5 bucks a foot. Depending on how much you have to replace, thatll get expensive quick. Best solution replace the whole thing and secure it. That sucks though. Maybe if you had a pipe bender, you could make your own lines, and route them where you want them, where it would better/out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted March 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 It's already fixed. The top section going into the rad was fine, it's just a flared end with an area to clamp with a worm clamp. The section I was going to replace was a line with a factory crimped section going into a line that curls down and goes into the bottom of the transmission. The mechanic cut the crimped section to reveal a section just like where the hose clamps to the upper part going into the rad. It was flared and I could put a worm clamp on without worrying. I don't feel bad at all not getting the correct part, which I already did, but the part they gave me is too big. The car drives fine, no leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 It was just that time of month for the LE, all that red fluid everywhere, just a heavy period, that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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