Oil rated hose vs fuel rated hose
#1
Oil rated hose vs fuel rated hose
Today coming home from a great day of cruising I blew a transmission cooler line. What a mess. Oil everywhere. I mistakenly used a piece of 5/16th fuel hose on the transmission cooler. Well not really mistakenly. I thought that if it was rated for fuel it would be oil resistant. Wrong! I am sharing this in the hope that my lesson will prevent this from happening to someone else. Here is a very nice article on the subject.
http://www.motor.com/article.asp?article_ID=1580
So what is the best way to remove oily residue from virtually every component on the right side of the car from the front to the rear?
http://www.motor.com/article.asp?article_ID=1580
So what is the best way to remove oily residue from virtually every component on the right side of the car from the front to the rear?
#4
That does sound like mess i'm not sure why a gas hose would fail with oil...maybe there is a rubber expert here
And thinking more hydraulic hose is rated for pressure and temp. But your trans shouldnt get that extreme...interesting
And thinking more hydraulic hose is rated for pressure and temp. But your trans shouldnt get that extreme...interesting
Last edited by pogo69; March 15th, 2015 at 08:11 PM.
#7
A friend had the same issue with his miniature Kenworth/pick-up. Blew the fuel hose splice on his tranny on a short cruise around town. Regular (old type) fuel hose is for low pressure application and the tranny cooler line pressure is much higher, so he blew the fuel hose.
#8
Different lubricating oils have different chemical properties, and fuels do too. So the manufacturers make hoses to suit the applications they will be used for.
If a spokesman for Gates or Dayco says they can't make a "One size fits all" hose, I'm inclined to believe them.
Roger.
#11
Surely that was outlined in the attached article.
Different lubricating oils have different chemical properties, and fuels do too. So the manufacturers make hoses to suit the applications they will be used for.
If a spokesman for Gates or Dayco says they can't make a "One size fits all" hose, I'm inclined to believe them.
Roger.
Different lubricating oils have different chemical properties, and fuels do too. So the manufacturers make hoses to suit the applications they will be used for.
If a spokesman for Gates or Dayco says they can't make a "One size fits all" hose, I'm inclined to believe them.
Roger.
#12
The article is interesting, thanks for posting. Most of this I already knew. What I didn't know was about the in tank pump hose. I've never done an in tank pump, but that's interesting and a bit crazy they can't make hose that works in + out!
#13
Also, transmission fluid has detergents that probably shorten the life of hose that's not for that specific application.
#14
Here is a pic of the blown hose. There is a couple mm slit. I believe the failure is pressure rated. The hose is rated J302.7.
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Here is the correct hose.
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I bought this through Car Quest.
I guess all 5/16th rubber hose is not created equal. I hope this info will spare someone else some frustration.
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Here is the correct hose.
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I bought this through Car Quest.
I guess all 5/16th rubber hose is not created equal. I hope this info will spare someone else some frustration.
Last edited by Sampson; March 21st, 2015 at 05:05 PM.
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