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Originally Posted by winmutt
Miraculously my #3 hard line started squirting back out the top. I tried tightening it down a bit wo luck. Suggestions?
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This is common with the OM60x engines.
The anti vibration clips fail or someone forgets to re-install them.
Normal engine vibration usually cracks the steel line at the compression nut.
Line repair is difficult or impossible.
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