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baja_01 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

84 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#816706
Hi All
Setting up my new motor for full flow and wondering what hose and fittings everyones using ie:s/s braided or similiar. I'm going to be mounting a remote filter and cooler on the baja.
In the Newcastle area who would be best to get these bits from?

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#816707
baja_01 wrote:Hi All
Setting up my new motor for full flow and wondering what hose and fittings everyone's using ie:s/s braided or similiar. I'm going to be mounting a remote filter and cooler on the baja.
In the Newcastle area who would be best to get these bits from?
Many people use 10mm transmission oil hose...
with barbed fittings and good hose clamps or earls fittings

Earls fitting are VERY expensive...
I use good quality hose clamps...

You can go for the braided oil hose but I think its overkill..

cheers

LEE

PS: I buy from local parts shops...
You could try Auto one or autobarn..
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#816708
speed flow is where i got mine done.
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#816709
for full flow system use 1/2" or -8
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#816710
barls wrote:speed flow is where i got mine done.
was the hose anything special Barls?

I have been using red air hose as used on brakes of trucks..
its rated at 1200PSI BP..

but because its so tough..
its hard to get the hose to seal properly with hose clamps..
it doesn't leak oil.... but its always oily to touch at the end...
on one of the hoses...
it would probably last forever..lol
its also hard to bent.. a long 90 degree is OK... but short bends are not possible,,,

cheers

LEE
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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#816712
1/2" diameter hose inside as a minimal, if you can afford it use speed pro braided hose with the aluminiun reusable ends, if you use the push on get the correct hose that is rated for oil use and the correct temperature, also with the push on fitting's get the hose tails that do not require hose clamps

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#816715
vwo60 wrote:1/2" diameter hose inside as a minimal, if you can afford it use speed pro braided hose with the aluminiun reusable ends, if you use the push on get the correct hose that is rated for oil use and the correct temperature, also with the push on fitting's get the hose tails that do not require hose clamps

Yes
I really should have went that way...
but I saw how much the earls fittings were when my son bought them.. for His remote oil filter on His engine... lol

LEE



PS" well I have found that I have used 12mm hose with the oil cooler I am using at present...
but I believe My 1500 engine single port only has 10mm oil galleries...?? Lee
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type3lover in the garage...

796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#816741
Whatever you do...don't use AIR hose.

Make sure it is hydraulic hose!! Over time, the hot oil breaks down the air hose material and then POP! and you lose all your oil behind you.

Don't ask me how I know. 👍

I currently have the pirtek 500psi black hose with barbed fittings, but am also keen to update to a more reliable connection method.
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#816744
aeroquip?

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Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#816762
Hi

I did see advertised somewhere lately..
a brand of aluminium reuseable hose fittings that are much cheaper than Earls... ???

The air hose I am using is red on the outside and it has a black inner core and cord between the black and red...
its - total flex multi non conductive 12mm 1200psi made in USA
it doesn;t say its air hose...??

it looks like its made of some sort of plastic... no rubber...

LEE

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Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#816815
type3lover wrote:Whatever you do...don't use AIR hose.

Make sure it is hydraulic hose!! Over time, the hot oil breaks down the air hose material and then POP! and you lose all your oil behind you.

Don't ask me how I know. 👍

I currently have the pirtek 500psi black hose with barbed fittings, but am also keen to update to a more reliable connection method.
X2

The inner black liner will start to break down over time and you'll end up with little black bits going into your oil system.



Smiley 😎
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#816825
68AutoBug wrote:
barls wrote:speed flow is where i got mine done.
was the hose anything special Barls?

I have been using red air hose as used on brakes of trucks..
its rated at 1200PSI BP..

but because its so tough..
its hard to get the hose to seal properly with hose clamps..
it doesn't leak oil.... but its always oily to touch at the end...
on one of the hoses...
it would probably last forever..lol
its also hard to bent.. a long 90 degree is OK... but short bends are not possible,,,

cheers

LEE
lets see stainless braid covered rubber tubing, pressure tested to a bloody high figure ( cant remember for the life of me) with anf fittings and looking schmick to boot.
heres there website.
http://speedflow.com.au/hoses.html
i forgot to mention made in taree so its a local company.
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beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#816828
I get hydraulic pressure hoses made up, and have been using them for about 15 years. I am on my 3rd set - I replace them as soon as I have any damage or wear. You can see them coming around the heater box on the right hand side of the photo.

When I remove the engine, I have a small joiner so I can join the hoses together when I disconnect them from the external oil cooler - stops oil running everywhere and keeps dirt out of the system.

I once had one of the connections on the externa oil cooler crack, so I just dissconnected the hoses, joined them together and continued driving (around town) for a week or so untill I had it repaired.

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66brm Seriously Crusin Dubber

140 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#818113
3k hoses is way over kill, and the pump doesn't need to be a 30mm type, 26mm has always provided plenty of flow and can keep the pressure up, as long as the engine tolerances are within spec