Oil cooler lines, can I make my own?

Hello,
I have a 1994 Chevy C20 van with a 350 motor and a factory oil cooler. I
believe my engine cooler lines are leaking oil and I would like to replace
them. I have been unable to find replacement hose online. But what I did
find was all the supplies to make my own. My question is can I make my own
lines and get away with it or should I go to mister Goodwrench buy his and
pay dearly?
Thanks
Greg

>question is can I make my own lines?

Sure, make your own! It isn't rocket surgery. Purchase the correct
hose for the application and good hose-clamps and go to it!

Dave S(Texas)

Make your own using brake line of the same diameter and a pipe bender (funny
looking spring thing that prevents kinks which cut off flow). This is hardly
a huge deal.


"Greg" <nospam@chater.net> wrote in message
news:104v87r5kifg3c2@corp.supernews.com...
> Hello,
> I have a 1994 Chevy C20 van with a 350 motor and a factory oil cooler. I
> believe my engine cooler lines are leaking oil and I would like to replace
> them. I have been unable to find replacement hose online. But what I did
> find was all the supplies to make my own. My question is can I make my own
> lines and get away with it or should I go to mister Goodwrench buy his and
> pay dearly?
> Thanks
> Greg
>
>

I would buy the GM lines. You don't need to find out the hard way that hose
clamps can't contain 80psi of oil pressure. Your penny-wiseness here could
be pound-foolishness when you toast the engine due to loss of oil.

Jerry



"Greg" <nospam@chater.net> wrote in message
news:104v87r5kifg3c2@corp.supernews.com...
> Hello,
> I have a 1994 Chevy C20 van with a 350 motor and a factory oil cooler. I
> believe my engine cooler lines are leaking oil and I would like to replace
> them. I have been unable to find replacement hose online. But what I did
> find was all the supplies to make my own. My question is can I make my own
> lines and get away with it or should I go to mister Goodwrench buy his and
> pay dearly?
> Thanks
> Greg
>
>

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:46:37 -0500, "Jerry Newton" <leaveme@lone.net>
wrote:

>I would buy the GM lines. You don't need to find out the hard way that hose
>clamps can't contain 80psi of oil pressure. Your penny-wiseness here could
>be pound-foolishness when you toast the engine due to loss of oil.
>
>Jerry
>
>
>
>"Greg" <nospam@chater.net> wrote in message
>news:104v87r5kifg3c2@corp.supernews.com...
>> Hello,
>> I have a 1994 Chevy C20 van with a 350 motor and a factory oil cooler. I
>> believe my engine cooler lines are leaking oil and I would like to replace
>> them. I have been unable to find replacement hose online. But what I did
>> find was all the supplies to make my own. My question is can I make my own
>> lines and get away with it or should I go to mister Goodwrench buy his and
>> pay dearly?
>> Thanks
>> Greg
>>
>>
>
I tend to agree with Jerry. I've never had much luck bending tubing or
flaring it without leaks. Takes a bit of experience, I guess. Try here
for what passes for reasonably pricing theses days on OEM parts...

http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/ or
www.gmotors.com

FWIW
YMMV

DFB