trans cooler oil lines ... any good sources to buy them?

[Vt Redneck]

My trans oil cooler lines on my 2003 48Re are rotting out and starting to bleed oil. Anyone know of a good source to buy them, I priced them out from the dealer as the local aftermarket box stores don't seem to have them, and got a + $500 heart attack. Any help greatly appreciated!

 

[jelag]

I'm in Spokane WA and in every town of any size there is a commercial operation that makes hoses... in my case its a company called "Spokane House of Hose"... steel brake lines, hydraulic hoses for heavy equipment, air hoses, chemical hoses... I just purchased a 2" hose suitable for diesel fuel and bought a 24" piece... they have the ability to crimp on ends... American Standard Threads, NPT, Metric threads... the whole thing... and they TEST what they make...

If I had your problem I'd pull them off... wash them off to keep my jeep clean... and they'd be clean for the guy who has to make the copies... usually 2 to 3 hours turn around... sometimes a day on big jobs...

Here... I see city, state, federal vehicles in their lot... as well as dealer delivery drivers... etc... very good work.. nice people... and always less than the factory product... but never cheep... you just can't put good service, and quality parts in the same phrase as cheep....

 

[Dl5treez]

I live on the other side of the mountains from jelag and it's the same over here......any town over 1,000 or so people has at least one place making hydraulic hoses. Some have more than their fair share---Aberdeen for example.

Search around your home area for hydraulic repair shops. They will either be able to bend you up some new steel lines, replace them with hose, or steer you in the correct direction.

Fittings are readily available to adapt to whatever you want to do. You can Google for Parker Stores in your area to help narrow it down---Parker is a major brand of hydraulic hoses, fittings, and related materials.

Some people like to hack off (literally) the rotten parts and just use 'oil hose' with screw clamps in place......I don't do that, but it's a cheap fix. I prefer piping over hose, but proper hydraulic hoses and fittings will last a long time, probably longer than steel lines if you live in a rust-belt area, just watch the fittings.