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Old 11-08-2005, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mbshop
yes, might be overkill with the melting bit but new ones are spitting them out also.
george
Of course any part can fail but I've personally not seen a replaced oil tube fail prematurely, ie right after it was put in. Maybe it's b/c I do check each part for a solid end cap before it use it. So far haven't found a bad one.

I think you'll find that the heat and oil pressure is the real cause of the cap failure. And further, the 'heat-fusing' idea is probably the best bet to eliminate all failures.
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