Next job on the list, oil hoses.

[ridds]

Yep while checking mine over after start up from winter lay-up.

Found the hose out of the oil filter that goes off the to the cooler was leaking. Checked the unions and applied some sealant.

Before reassembly I noticed that the inner pipe of the swaged fitting moved!

Checked the other pipes and all of the swaged joints have signs of oil around them!

[QuiteQuietCerb]

Hi Matt, you may find that the oil hose from filter housing to oil cooler is no longer available off the self. Str8 6 tried to find one for me as its started to crack but i was told the only option is to take it out and get a new one made at pirtek.

if you do manage to find one pls drop me a line.

thanks
kostas

Edited by QuiteQuietCerb on Tuesday 28th April 21:33

[ridds]

QuiteQuietCerb said:

Hi Matt, you may find that the oil hose from filter housing to oil cooler is no longer available off the self. Str8 6 tried to find one for me as its started to crack but i was told the only option is to take it out and get a new one made at pirtek.

if you do manage to find one pls drop me a line.

thanks
kostas

Edited by QuiteQuietCerb on Tuesday 28th April 21:33

tbh I'd get them made up anyway. I don't trust anything that was built to TVR's specs.

It's normally cheaper too.

[little Al]

I got a full set of hoses from these guys hosemaker.co.uk

All 3 hoses in 3 days for less than £50 seemed a good deal.

Alan

Edited by little Al on Tuesday 28th April 22:41

[ridds]

Now that is a good site.

[QuiteQuietCerb]

thats great, as i was given a price of around 140 to get just the one made. Matt are you taking your old one to them to make a copy? if yes i d be grateful if you could order two (one for me) of course i ll cover all costs.

Edited by QuiteQuietCerb on Wednesday 29th April 13:21

[ridds]

I will do eventually. Are you in a hurry for it?

I've only just got mine back together and was hoping to drive it for a while before taking it apart again.

[peteA]

ridds said:

Yep while checking mine over after start up from winter lay-up.

Found the hose out of the oil filter that goes off the to the cooler was leaking. Checked the unions and applied some sealant.

Before reassembly I noticed that the inner pipe of the swaged fitting moved!

Checked the other pipes and all of the swaged joints have signs of oil around them!

slightly off the subject but on the subject of hoses...

in the process of replacing the water hoses on my 98 4.2 with some nice blue ones from tim @ ACT (thanks tim)...anyway, the ones that came off! They looked OK on the car (ie - visually) but they werent...they crumbled once off the car. Might be worth checking the water hoses while you are on...especially if you have some long trips planned.

[ridds]

Did those 3 years ago along with replacement manifolds.

[QuiteQuietCerb]

ridds said:

I will do eventually. Are you in a hurry for it?

I've only just got mine back together and was hoping to drive it for a while before taking it apart again.

Not in a hurry, but whenever you decide to look into it, pls dont forget me

[diycerb]

ridds said:

I will do eventually. Are you in a hurry for it?

I've only just got mine back together and was hoping to drive it for a while before taking it apart again.

Hi Matt,

Measure the hoses and go down your local Pirtek depot on a Sat morning and take some cash . They had the correct type of hose on the shelf and all the fittings, I got them to make me hoses up to plumb in the oil cooler too.

Rich.

[ridds]

You can't remember the ID of the hose can you? Need to confirm it for the Oil stat buy that's going on.

Just realised too that the Pirtek van comes in to work every once in a while to plumb up some units so I could grab them the next time they're in.

[diycerb]

IIRC its 1/2 inch BSP. I believe the code is 100R6 for the hose??? I think it was written on the original TVR hose.

Pirtek van..... you might as well take petty cash They're good lads.

Rich.

[ridds]

Cheers Rich I thought it was around that.

Yeah the Reading branch that I've used before have always been good.