Collapsed oil lines

[1975porsche]

I know there's a thread on fixing crushed oil lines I can't seem to find it can you lead me in the right direction thanks

[Mark Salvetti]

Here you go:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/403622-fixed-my-crushed-oil-line-5-beer.html

Just type "beer" in the search field, and it will be on the second page.

Mark

[72911]

What? A new feature when I type "beer" it appears on the second page, just great, I'll be here all night now......

[A horse with no name]

Originally Posted by Mark Salvetti

Here you go:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/403622-fixed-my-crushed-oil-line-5-beer.html

Just type "beer" in the search field, and it will be on the second page.

Mark

Hi...I 'fixed' one of my oil lines last year with this method and it worked great! I never knew that it was crushed so bad until I told the rocker trim off while rebuilding the reat suspension bushings. I first stripped the paint off of them and used 150 psi and heat...I also needed to use a hammer to tap a little on the crushed right angle areas as the air pressure was pushing the crush out...150 psi seemed to be the sweet spot for me.

By far, the hardest part of the job was getting the pipe connection undone at the rear fenderwell - Thermostat...When finished and repainted, (satin blk) one would find it hard to see where the 'crush' was. Truely an amazing method!

I found that by giving the connectors a shot of penitrating oil, then 'givener' for a short period of time, a couple of times a day, over a couple of days, it finally let go.

Heat plus a lot of very heavy hammering on the nut (two hammers) ...If I had an air chisel to 'rap' it to get it to move it would have been a lot be easier... I ended up using a brass punch and a chisel to get it to move...With heat of course.

Once it breaks, you can then unscrew it with your hands... The front...Heat, a pipe wrench, along with the correct wrench for one of the couplings. It was not a problem...Others may be able give some input as to what worked best for them to get the rear nut undone.

BTW, have something closeby to drain the pipes oil as it holds quite.