I have been planning to use some type of push lock hose to make up my lines to the oil cooler, and I held off on buying some hose from a local supplier because it was only rated for 212* (at 300 psi). I was concerned about this because I could clearly see where engine oil could easily exceed that rating after a hard run. However, when I looked on Summit's site, they list the Fragola push-lok hose with the same rating. I am pretty sure this brand is commonly used for oil lines, and I was wondering if anyone has had any issues with it.

FWIW, I think the stock Merc oil lines are just a reinforced rubber hose - not sure what the temp rating is for them, however.

Can someone suggest a reasonable cost alternative? Not real interested in paying the high cost for stainless braided hose if I can avoid it.

Keep in mind that if the hose dont have USCG approved on it the insurance can deney the claim if somthing were to happen because of those 4 letters..

After seeing a pushloc hose coming off on a friends race car at a race last month and seeing the car get engulfed in flames i dont trust the pushloc hoses anymore..

look on the charts below and you will see the blue uscg hose..



http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PA...gnextcat=221FR

http://www.aeroquip.cc/aeroquipfc234aqphose.aspx

212 is too low.

As a matter of fact, you want your oil to run at least 212 to boil off any condensation that may have accumulated in the oil from sitting.

But besides that, I wouldn't trust those push lock fittings on my fish tank, let alone my engines. I would get the good stuff when it comes to your oil lines.

The push lock hoses are actually NHRA approved for use as fuel lines and also I believe oil lines. There are higher temp hoses available, and a clamp can be added as an extra safety margin. Just checking to see if anyone had come across a good source for the high temp units. That's why I held off on buying the 212* rated one.

I am doing my oil system in the NHRA approved ones from summit....they said they work great... hope so !!

I used the Aeroquip fittings and hose, good to 300F & 250Psi. Via Summit, there is not much price different between the two.

http://www.aeroquip.cc/index.aspx TIMES 2. OSO member rockfish lead me onto the site and the pricing is decent.

So what exact hoses and fittings are you using on the Aeroquip site? They have about a hundred different products listed.

Are you talking about the Fragola Performance products? That is actually the Parker 8600 series blue hose, and it has the same 212* rating. Yes, they do list it for engine oil and even transmission fluid, but we all know that these will get way hotter than 212*. That's what prompted my original question. I called Summit and the only other suggestion they had for a push lock style hose was the Russel, and it does not have a temperature rating.

Eaton Aeroquip AQP Socketless Hose and Fittings.

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