DIY: Oil Cooler (scratch built install, lottsa pics).....>.

teejnut

Here's what Racer Parts Wholesale had to say:

"The FC5898 number refers to the color only. The FC332 is the blue
socketless hose. If you look on the hose it will also be labelled as
-10.

The hose must be cut square and the fitting pressed into the hose
until it bottoms under the collar. Do not use hose clamps."

So if you don't use clamps then you worry about the hose slipping off. If you do use clamps you worry about the inner hose getting messed up.

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Modshack

Maybe my approach created a failsafe. I snugged up Ties in the valley areas, not tight enough to cut the hose on the ridges, but snug enough that the hose could not expand over the ridge areas on the fitting. Dunno. Just seemed like a logical fail safe to me. I'll be pulling the lower cover this week to do my first change since the install (3500 miles) and will report back if there is any hose creep...

More than a few have installed this very set-up with no issues..

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cab83_750

Modshack,

Parts Racer saw the 3 ties. They did say that those are NOT recommended. FYI, I am in contact with them regarding the hose(s) separating. They are supposed to be calling the vendor for input.

Modshack

Interesting as that was an intuitive guess on my part and not in any instructions..

FWIW, I dropped the pan today and this is what I found: No hose creep at all. A small amount of sweating from the fitting into the Mocal (wiped off here), but not so much as a drop onto the cover below.. Perfectly dry on the cooler end. This at 3500 miles since the install..

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