warning re: oil hose and fittings!

Originally Posted by boosted180 in a way, i'm so glad it happened to me now b/c if this happened on track, it could have been disasterous. As I found out

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warning re: oil hose and fittings!

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08-23-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by boosted180

in a way, i'm so glad it happened to me now b/c if this happened on track, it could have been disasterous.

As I found out first hand. I just say stay away from the press on fittings altogether. Mine were too tight to even budge also, yet slipped off after 3000 miles and sprayed my front brake down with oil going into a turn at VIR. Lots of nastiness ensued.

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