Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 308 oil cooler lines, done.... finally

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

I went that same route and was able to find those AN fittings through my local hydraulics shop. Those, plus Aeroquip hose ends and hose and I think I came in well under $200 total.

 

Now, I should hope that Michel’s oil cooler hasn’t taken any collateral damage from all of that work... Been there, done that and my cooler promptly leaked at the lower female coupling. It seems the delicate aluminum fins didn’t like all of that bothering. No kidding, JB Weld kept it going for a while but it was inevitable that it leaked again.

 

As mentioned, American ingenuity prevailed and I installed a B&M aftermarket cooler that cools better and even included a fan. I think it’s been close to 15 years since I did that mod.

 

Peter

 

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From: Brian Keegan
Sent: April 10, 2020 1:59 PM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308 oil cooler lines, done.... finally

 

Hey Rick, 

Now all you need to do is get some oil flowing through the fittings!

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+bks281=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on behalf of Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 3:57 PM
To: 4redude <bks281 [at] hotmail.com>
Cc: 'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308 oil cooler lines, done.... finally

 

It all looks good.  Nice job.

 

When I did mine, I wanted to get rid of those banjo fittings.

With Keegan's help on sizing, I was able to find a 90 degree fittings with a jam nut that were AN on the output.

 

On Friday, April 10, 2020, 12:38:56 PM PDT, Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

 

 

OHHHHHHH you rascal Michel - - - - you wanted to UPGRADE your cooler lines.  Was that mentioned?  If so I completely missed it and my apologies.  All this time, had I been quizzed, I thot  your were just trying to 1) find a possible leak; and, 2) pretty up the mess that was there.  Well, those lines look pretty bullet proof.

 

Pictures due when all is said and done . . . but now that you are in there – isn’t the motor mount a bit dirty?  And golly, the brakes . . . concours – a slippery slope.

 

BUT should you go concours route – just know that . .  . no one ever loses in a concours.  Your car always comes out better than when you started.

 

: )

Onward

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Michel Savard
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 11:17 AM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] 308 oil cooler lines, done.... finally

 

My saga with the 2 oil lines that didn’t want to be unscrewed from the oil cooler ended well. I brought the oil cooler to my mechanic and he put it in a vice and just gave a good hit with a steel bar on the 32mm wrench and MAGIC they both moved after one solid hit each. I would never have dared to do that myself.

 

Now, I think I’ll paint it black with high-heat paint.

 

Feeling good!

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

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