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Hello all, running a 228ci in my 51 suburban , but the short flexi pipe feeding the oil filter has split badly covering the engine in oil, I know the part is available from Jim Carter but they are telling me that its up to a 60 days wait !! Im located in the UK and all my pipe remanufactures are telling me they are unable to help due to all the sizes being imperial ( we are all metric over here)
So can anyone help me find another supplier in the USA or have any other ideas.

Try this Ebay listing- - - - -I'm not sure it's thr same one, but those lines were pretty universal for all the bypass-type filters.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/g506...arts_Accessories&hash=item53e4096db8

Jerry

Classic parts sells a set complete with all the fittings, swivels, & 90 degree L's. They are for Chevs but they should fit GMC also. Have them check the length. If you need help with it my shop is close to there, but I won't get back to the shop for several day's with the weather we are having.

Thanks for the link on ebay, but nothing like what im after , my flexi is only about 4 inches long
thanks anyway .

Since that engine runs fairly low oil pressure, you could simply replace the flexible part with a piece of high-pressure rubber hose like a fuel injection gas line for a car equipped with a Bosch gear-type fuel pump. (Volvo, etc.) Those pumps develop around 70 PSI at times. A 6MM line should be very close to the 1/4" inside diameter line you've got now. Carefully file away the crimped sleeve at both ends of the leaky line, remove the damaged flex line, slip a new piece of tubing on, and secure the hose with worm gear type hose clamps. It should get you back on the road until the replacement line arrives.
Jerry

You could make it out of brake tube also. Since the oil filter is mounted to the engine, it vibrates with the engine. The flex is redundant. I bent hard lines for my bypass filter. Any real auto parts house should have all the brass fittings to convert it to a hard pipe. The filter itself uses an 1/8 inch pipe thread for the elbows. You can get different elbows to work with the flare of the brake tube. You can also get by with a farell type fitting so you don't have to flare it.

Thanks all for you comments , i think i will try your idea first Jerry , it did cross my mind , but was unsure if a wormdrive clip would hold the flexi secure enougth . Also the idea of doing away with the flexi altogether and plumbing it in copper brake pipe sound worth a try.
Its all so simple when you sit back and think about it.
thanks all again .

I plumbed my 216 filter with brake line. I thought it was a great solution and it is. the only problem is when I go to drain it. The hard lines are in the way of the drain bucket but I have learned to use a flexible plastic container.

I fixed the leaky hose on my 248 with hose and worm drive clamps, cheap, quick and easy.

"Also the idea of doing away with the flexi altogether and plumbing it in copper brake pipe sound worth a try."

I hope you're not using copper tubing for brake lines. That's a really scary thought.

Jerry's solution sounds like one that will work. Anyone there who fabricates hydraulic lines could crimp on something more permanent than a hose clamp

Many thanks for all your comment, i finnaly decided to go for the copper pipe option,, plumbed it in without any problems , used the original fixlure clip to avoid it vibrating too much, seems to work and doesnt look too much out of place.
thanks all again Lez.

Ray, why the concern with copper tubing as brake lines? Many of my European friends use it. Care to elaborate? Is there a corrosion concern?

Since brake line pressure can exceed 1,000 PSI on a panic stop, the concern is with bursting a line at the worst possible time. Regular brake lines are made of seamless steel tubing, not copper.
Jerry

The line you are inquiring about is strictly a GMC item. Jim Carter has them special made. I'm not sure if any other vendors have them or not. I would order one from JC and plug the line until you get the new one. It won't hurt to run without a filter for several months. A bypass filter was an option anyway.