- Jul 24, 2012
- 822
To cut to the chase: I think I need help figuring out hydraulic / brake line and the connectors.
So, the transmission cooler line, passenger side, at the radiator, has popped out on the highway two days in a row. Dropped all my transmission fluid. First time I had a roadside assistance tow, second time I was able to exit and pull into a gas station.
Now, I replaced the two shorter lines a couple of months ago, because they were easier to replace than the two back lines. One of the back lines had a small hole, so I cut out the bad part and spliced in 1/2" ID fuel line.
A couple of things:
1. A guy at a transmission shop told me the fuel line was likely to burst at some point, not necessarily from the pressure, but from a reaction between the ATF and the rubber hose.
2. I think my rubber hose splice is too short, since the line doesn't stay in that snap-fit holder on the fan shroud. That's the only reason I can think that the line would pop out (a) after months of not popping out and (b) the day after popping out. I mean, I think I got that little snap clip back in there correctly. When I went to put the line back in yesterday, and again today, the little clip was still in there. The line wouldn't go back in with it in. So I took it out, put the hose back in, and put the clip back in. Filled it up, and I drove a good 100 miles after the second incident, and it's holding tight otherwise now.
Do I just use a longer piece of fuel line to address what I think is the problem?
Or should I use brake line, and if so, how do I make the connection hold when it is basically just in the middle of a piece of transmission cooler line?
Or have I completely breezed right past some other problems and not noticed?
Don't feel like spending $400 to have the back lines changed at a transmission shop, don't know that I am up to taking them on, espcecially now in the cold.
Thanks.
So, the transmission cooler line, passenger side, at the radiator, has popped out on the highway two days in a row. Dropped all my transmission fluid. First time I had a roadside assistance tow, second time I was able to exit and pull into a gas station.
Now, I replaced the two shorter lines a couple of months ago, because they were easier to replace than the two back lines. One of the back lines had a small hole, so I cut out the bad part and spliced in 1/2" ID fuel line.
A couple of things:
1. A guy at a transmission shop told me the fuel line was likely to burst at some point, not necessarily from the pressure, but from a reaction between the ATF and the rubber hose.
2. I think my rubber hose splice is too short, since the line doesn't stay in that snap-fit holder on the fan shroud. That's the only reason I can think that the line would pop out (a) after months of not popping out and (b) the day after popping out. I mean, I think I got that little snap clip back in there correctly. When I went to put the line back in yesterday, and again today, the little clip was still in there. The line wouldn't go back in with it in. So I took it out, put the hose back in, and put the clip back in. Filled it up, and I drove a good 100 miles after the second incident, and it's holding tight otherwise now.
Do I just use a longer piece of fuel line to address what I think is the problem?
Or should I use brake line, and if so, how do I make the connection hold when it is basically just in the middle of a piece of transmission cooler line?
Or have I completely breezed right past some other problems and not noticed?
Don't feel like spending $400 to have the back lines changed at a transmission shop, don't know that I am up to taking them on, espcecially now in the cold.
Thanks.