3rd oil return line

[yankees1919]

Anyone having problems keeping an oil return line? I have had the car for a year and this is my 3rd one, keeps cracking. Anyone had the same problem and knows what has caused this? Or what I can do to prevent it. Can get expensive to keep replacing the damn thing. Any help would be great.

 

[Cool Mr Steve]

That sucks, man... The best option I could think of is getting an aftermarket oil line. SBR makes one and I think AGP makes one, but those are pretty spendy. Another route would be to hack off the flex section and rig up some high temp hose between the fittings. If you want to be fancy you could go braided stainless steel, but it's completely unnecessary. Just make sure your hose is a large enough diameter or your not going to drain correctly. It's not a pressurized system so your mostly relying on gravity for it to drain. At least make the hose the same diameter as the stock drain tube. By the way, I heard it is not good to use coolant hose for oil lines, so you might want to look into that. Good luck!

 

[Defiant]

Go to an industrial supply and get a silicone elbow. Put it on the stubs of one of your leaking factory drains with fuel pump clamps, and be forever rid of that stupid piece of toilet tank plumbing.