another cooler explosion

vipor · 04-10-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SAM@GTM

Just to give you guys a quick update

All our lines are order pre-made and from a Russell performance distributor, these lines are supposed to be tested up to 300 psi before us getting them. We had done our own testing in the shop here and pressurized the hoses up to 175 psi for over 6 hours and we could not duplicate the failure. After taking some of the hoses apart we have discover that we might be getting some miss-matched parts between the socket and the nipple. which could be the cause of failure.

Also we have sent a couple of samples hoses to third party for further inspection, this company specialized in testing and certifying hydraulic hoses for the aerospace industry.

Mean while, we will not be shipping any oil cooler hoses from our current supplier. Not only that, we have completely switch supplier and all our hoses and fitting will be supplied by setrab themselves, so the whole oil cooler kit and it components comes from one supplier.

For our customer that are waiting on oil lines, we should be seeing those line sometime next week. Now for the customers that had already installed our kit and have no problem at this point but like to switch the oil lines for their peace of mind, we will be more then happy to do so at no cost to you .

We truly apologize for any inconvenience we may caused .

Sam

Thanks for the good work Sam!

1slow370 · 04-11-2010, 02:16 PM

Now these are some fookin burst proof lines went to the napa got the lines and fittings and then he assembled them for me for free fittings are $14 dollars each and the line is $6.75 a foot

edit oh and the inside of the collar nut piece thing of the fitting that blew doesn't even have the anodizing worn off the teeth so i doubt it was grabbing the jacket with too much force

djpathfinder · 04-11-2010, 03:21 PM

Yeah, they look seriously heavy duty.

Z eliminator · 04-12-2010, 07:43 AM

Sam called me at home to imform me what was going on with the lines, and that the new lines that he is having made up will take car of the issues.
I aprectiated his phone call. for now i have peace of mind.
He is a vvery good friend and a runs a shop that stands up for its products and workmenship.

TipsZ · 04-12-2010, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SAM@GTM

we have discover that we might be getting some miss-matched parts between the socket and the nipple. which could be the cause of failure...... Mean while, we will not be shipping any oil cooler hoses from our current supplier. Not only that, we have completely switch supplier and all our hoses and fitting will be supplied by setrab themselves, so the whole oil cooler kit and it components comes from one supplier.

For our customer that are waiting on oil lines, we should be seeing those line sometime next week. Now for the customers that had already installed our kit and have no problem at this point but like to switch the oil lines for their peace of mind, we will be more then happy to do so at no cost to you .

We truly apologize for any inconvenience we may caused .

Sam

Thank you for the update SAM. Class act indeed.

1slow370 · 04-13-2010, 03:30 AM

Oh I'm sure GTM will be getting this whole mess sorted out i just needed new lines NOW and i figured while i'm at it i might as well get the best of the best, almost guaranteed never to fail, could probably use them as a torque link, lines while i was fixing it so i won't have to worry about the freak of nature that is an A/N line failure now matter how old the kit gets(well i know i may have a problem like 50+ years down the road but I probablly won't be able to drive by then).

TipsZ · 04-13-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1slow370

Oh I'm sure GTM will be getting this whole mess sorted out i just needed new lines NOW and i figured while i'm at it i might as well get the best of the best, almost guaranteed never to fail, could probably use them as a torque link, lines while i was fixing it so i won't have to worry about the freak of nature that is an A/N line failure now matter how old the kit gets(well i know i may have a problem like 50+ years down the road but I probablly won't be able to drive by then).

I agree with the statement of needing them NOW. LOL My Z has been up on jack stands since the 9th of March. Granted, I had some "difficulties" getting the old lines to Sam (he received them on the 31st of March). I am itching to get her running again and go for a ride!

R390 · 04-14-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 1slow370

well i officially got 5 hours out of my oil cooler before a line started spewing oil out by the fiting. go to work in a bit so over the next few days i'll take it all apart and take lots of photos and figure out whether i installed it wrong or if it was a bad hose. I'm out 70 bucks in redline oil and 75 plus tax for the tow. I'll figure out what happened first before i got to in depth. Oil light came on with about 2 some quarts of oil left.

Your one lucky dude, being you were not driving 10/10th's at the track or bascially had this happen to you in an area where there is no cell service to get the car towed back home. Look at it this way better it happened when it did rather then in another situation. Still loosing oil on the road an greasing up the tires on the road is not something I would want someone else to experience. Had this happen to my datsun 510 and bascially wrote it off after that.

1slow370 · 05-07-2010, 02:24 AM

got my reimbursement from Sam at GTM today for my tow and oil and stuff proving once again that GTM is an A class place that is there for their customers and stands behind their product. Big thanks to GTM and i wish them the best. I will definitely continue to business with them in the future.

RCZ · 05-07-2010, 10:48 AM

I gotta say that's pretty cool of them to pay for your tow and oil.

semtex · 05-07-2010, 12:34 PM

GTM is a class act, definitely.

TipsZ · 05-07-2010, 02:16 PM

It's been almost 2 weeks since the re-install with the new GTM oil lines. No issues thus far. Going to check for leaks this weekend but I do not expect to find any.

wavehogger · 05-08-2010, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

My car regularly sees 240-250 on a hot day (normal grandma driving) I start to notice the cars throttle response decreasing right when it hits about 220, it really feels sluggish and like it has lost power compared to when its running 160-180 when first driving off after a few minutes of warm up.
I definitely think this car needs a cooler, at least my car, I could never drive spiritedly during the summer without one. It sucks.

I second that statement! It needs a cooler to run at 100% performance. The ECU starts cutting power well before the 260 rev limiter kicks in.

Modshack · 05-08-2010, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wavehogger

The ECU starts cutting power well before the 260 rev limiter kicks in.

That's got nothing to do with your oil temps

FuszNissan · 05-08-2010, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

That's got nothing to do with your oil temps

04-11-2010, 02:16 PM	#62 (permalink)
1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7250	Now these are some fookin burst proof lines went to the napa got the lines and fittings and then he assembled them for me for free fittings are $14 dollars each and the line is $6.75 a foot edit oh and the inside of the collar nut piece thing of the fitting that blew doesn't even have the anodizing worn off the teeth so i doubt it was grabbing the jacket with too much force __________________ ANSWER PRICE LIST Answers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $0.75 Answers (requiring thought) - - - - $1.25 Answers (correct) - - - - - - - - - - $12.50 Last edited by 1slow370; 04-11-2010 at 02:18 PM.

04-11-2010, 03:21 PM	#63 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	Yeah, they look seriously heavy duty. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

04-12-2010, 07:43 AM	#64 (permalink)
Z eliminator A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,659 Drives: 370 Z 7AT Sports Rep Power: 18	Sam called me at home to imform me what was going on with the lines, and that the new lines that he is having made up will take car of the issues. I aprectiated his phone call. for now i have peace of mind. He is a vvery good friend and a runs a shop that stands up for its products and workmenship. __________________ 12.343 @114.14 . 4.5 stroker motor is now being built. Dec 1 2015.

04-13-2010, 03:30 AM	#66 (permalink)
1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7250	Oh I'm sure GTM will be getting this whole mess sorted out i just needed new lines NOW and i figured while i'm at it i might as well get the best of the best, almost guaranteed never to fail, could probably use them as a torque link, lines while i was fixing it so i won't have to worry about the freak of nature that is an A/N line failure now matter how old the kit gets(well i know i may have a problem like 50+ years down the road but I probablly won't be able to drive by then). __________________ ANSWER PRICE LIST Answers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $0.75 Answers (requiring thought) - - - - $1.25 Answers (correct) - - - - - - - - - - $12.50

05-07-2010, 02:24 AM	#69 (permalink)
1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7250	got my reimbursement from Sam at GTM today for my tow and oil and stuff proving once again that GTM is an A class place that is there for their customers and stands behind their product. Big thanks to GTM and i wish them the best. I will definitely continue to business with them in the future. __________________ ANSWER PRICE LIST Answers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $0.75 Answers (requiring thought) - - - - $1.25 Answers (correct) - - - - - - - - - - $12.50

05-07-2010, 10:48 AM	#70 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1118	I gotta say that's pretty cool of them to pay for your tow and oil.

05-07-2010, 12:34 PM	#71 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	GTM is a class act, definitely. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

05-07-2010, 02:16 PM	#72 (permalink)
TipsZ Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lithia, FL Age: 50 Posts: 552 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z CS M6 Rep Power: 186	It's been almost 2 weeks since the re-install with the new GTM oil lines. No issues thus far. Going to check for leaks this weekend but I do not expect to find any. __________________ Dynojet 285 HP/245 TQ (pre CBE)// Agency Power CBE // GTM Test Pipes // JWT Pop Chargers // B&M Short Shifter // Eibach Springs // Powder-coated Akebono's // Powder-coated Strut Bar // Black Chromed 19" Rays // // Redline Designs Graphics TipsZ journal

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