We all know common weak points with our Discos are the various fluid lines.
From PT Schram: "Eventually, Land Rover oil and transmission fluid cooler lines begin to seep at the crimped fitting where the rubber hose is attached to the steel hard-line.In extreme cases, the leakage from these hoses or the complete and catastrophic failure of these lines has been known to result in total loss of the vehicle due to fire."
From Trailhead: "Fires like this are unfortunately becoming more and more likely to happen to Rover Owners, and the cause is old cracked and dry rotted engine oil cooler lines. The bright side is that Trailhead 4x4 has your solution, and can help prevent this terrible tragedy from happening."
"Do not settle for rebuilds of your old lines, compression fittings, crimps, hose clamps, ect. THEY WILL NOT HOLD UP!!! The solid tubing used on the original cooler lines is very thin and not suitable for modification or re-use in any way."
We'd all like our Discos to be as bullet proof as possible so here's a few questions:
1. Are there any other products out there? I'd like to improve the PS lines too.
2. Advantage of stainless braided vs standard?
3. Is it possible to piece together our own solution for all 3 lines or are the ends too proprietary?
4. Is reusing the solid parts of the lines a good idea or should the lines be done end to end?
From PT Schram: "Eventually, Land Rover oil and transmission fluid cooler lines begin to seep at the crimped fitting where the rubber hose is attached to the steel hard-line.In extreme cases, the leakage from these hoses or the complete and catastrophic failure of these lines has been known to result in total loss of the vehicle due to fire."
From Trailhead: "Fires like this are unfortunately becoming more and more likely to happen to Rover Owners, and the cause is old cracked and dry rotted engine oil cooler lines. The bright side is that Trailhead 4x4 has your solution, and can help prevent this terrible tragedy from happening."
"Do not settle for rebuilds of your old lines, compression fittings, crimps, hose clamps, ect. THEY WILL NOT HOLD UP!!! The solid tubing used on the original cooler lines is very thin and not suitable for modification or re-use in any way."
We'd all like our Discos to be as bullet proof as possible so here's a few questions:
1. Are there any other products out there? I'd like to improve the PS lines too.
2. Advantage of stainless braided vs standard?
3. Is it possible to piece together our own solution for all 3 lines or are the ends too proprietary?
4. Is reusing the solid parts of the lines a good idea or should the lines be done end to end?