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Old Oct 24, 2005, 10:47 AM
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oil line kink??
so i noticed while installing a belt that a 3/8'' or so diameter hardline right next to (touching it on the front side) my oil filter thats kinked. i know i need to fix it, but what is it? and is it safe to drive the car for a short distance?
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Old Oct 24, 2005, 01:22 PM
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a picture is worth a thousand words.
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i know but i dont have a camera. its the only line that runs RIGHT infront of the oil filter its soft with a hard 90 degree elbow. covered with black mesh.
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Are you sure that kink isn't the way its supposed to be? Those lines all have sharp bends with abrupt kinks.
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i might be, but i went in the ditch a coulpe weeks ago and im wondering if i messed it up. its pretty kinked
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ummm riiiiight i dont wanna drive my car if this is restricting oil flow or something.
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