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Cool. Thanks! Very good price indeed. Hope this is not much more expensive here in Canada.
Transmission fluid leak (2004)
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Mikes05expy
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No prob glad I could help, good luck.
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Hey Mike, quick question: did you have to bleed the air out after having replaced the oil line? I imagine some air gets trapped in the new pipe after you've installed it. Is this a valid concern?
Mikes05expy
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Nope, just topped off what leaked out and all was good.
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Thanks so much, Mike! I ended up using transmission hose and a bunch of fuel injector clamps to hold it to the steel lines.
Btw, there was very little oil that came out when I cut the lines, so I didn't need to add any. The dipstick is well over the cold fill line.
Mikes05expy
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Awesome I'm glad it worked out, happy I could help out!
darmahsd
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Last winter, (of course in the middle of winter)
I came across the same problem as Mikes05expy
with my '05 Expy. Except for the corrosion around the plastic tube separators, the photos of the final repair could be carbon copies of my repair. Thanks for taking the time to document it, Mike.
I would like to note this experience. Keep an eye on it and don't trust it. Consider it a temporary repair. One of my compression fittings
eventually failed. Luckily, I saw the leak on my driveway
before I could have lost all my fluid on a drive. The problem
was a cracked nut on the compression fitting
which, overtime could have resulted from fatigue
from me over tightening it in the first place.
The point is, like all good plumbing, it shouldn't
be pieced together like that with so many fittings.
I have three on mine. I used 3/8 brake line like you.
My original failed by the bend out of the radiator with
the same rusting. I had the same problem finding
the right tool, breaking a plastic one. Never got the
anodized one. Eventually removed the nut in the
radiator and pushed the broken piece through the
other side. The cost of the Ford cooler line is prohibitive,
considering how the original failed, so I'm going to make
my own lines, trying to keep connections to a minimum,
like the Ford piece. First thing to replace/modify are the
push fittings on the radiator.TRANSMISSION 3/8" COOLER LINE REPAIR FITTING, FORD RADIATOR, and at
$18.50 each, (you need two) are worth the investment. The website says
for Ford Explorer, but Expedition, according to the guy on the phone, is the same.
The rest will be stainless tubing and AN6 fittings by the flex hose near the air
to air cooler. That will also be replaced by braided
Teflon line. So your repair, like mine, is the way to
go until you can replace it with something more
permanent with less fittings. Keep an eye on it.
I came across the same problem as Mikes05expy
with my '05 Expy. Except for the corrosion around the plastic tube separators, the photos of the final repair could be carbon copies of my repair. Thanks for taking the time to document it, Mike.
I would like to note this experience. Keep an eye on it and don't trust it. Consider it a temporary repair. One of my compression fittings
eventually failed. Luckily, I saw the leak on my driveway
before I could have lost all my fluid on a drive. The problem
was a cracked nut on the compression fitting
which, overtime could have resulted from fatigue
from me over tightening it in the first place.
The point is, like all good plumbing, it shouldn't
be pieced together like that with so many fittings.
I have three on mine. I used 3/8 brake line like you.
My original failed by the bend out of the radiator with
the same rusting. I had the same problem finding
the right tool, breaking a plastic one. Never got the
anodized one. Eventually removed the nut in the
radiator and pushed the broken piece through the
other side. The cost of the Ford cooler line is prohibitive,
considering how the original failed, so I'm going to make
my own lines, trying to keep connections to a minimum,
like the Ford piece. First thing to replace/modify are the
push fittings on the radiator.TRANSMISSION 3/8" COOLER LINE REPAIR FITTING, FORD RADIATOR, and at
$18.50 each, (you need two) are worth the investment. The website says
for Ford Explorer, but Expedition, according to the guy on the phone, is the same.
The rest will be stainless tubing and AN6 fittings by the flex hose near the air
to air cooler. That will also be replaced by braided
Teflon line. So your repair, like mine, is the way to
go until you can replace it with something more
permanent with less fittings. Keep an eye on it.
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