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Old 09-14-2007, 02:56 PM
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$1000 repair bill? C'mon..

My veggie oil powered 1991 350SDL started leaking motor oil the other day and by the next day, it was spewing out like a hose. It seems my oil cooler line rusted through. When I tried to remove it, I easily pulled the fitting out of the bottom of the oil cooler and broke that too.

I just got a quote for $1000 to fix it! $700 for parts and $300 for labor.

Does this sound right for an old oil cooler and two hoses -- both superficially mounted and easy to get to?

If I go to a junkyard, can I get these parts off of any '91 126 body or does it have to be from a diesel?

I could do the work myself if anyone knows where I could find some cheap parts.

Thanks for your time,

Steve

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Old 09-14-2007, 03:21 PM
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Old 09-14-2007, 04:07 PM
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Yeah, it seems that the oil hose is indeed over $400! for a hose!!! The oil cooler is $270.. the hose is more - go figure!

So, it seems that this is the cost of doing business. Thanks for your opinion. I will go ahead and have the work done.
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Old 09-14-2007, 04:33 PM
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Geez, you can buy any proper-sized generic oil cooler you like. Then any hydraulic shop should be able to make you the lines that you need for under a hundred bucks. I'd shop around before I got out that kind of cash.

I just picked up a handful of fittings and twelve feet of hose (with fittings crimped) at the local hydraulic supply today, for about $50.

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Old 09-14-2007, 06:10 PM
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Geez, you can buy any proper-sized generic oil cooler you like. Then any hydraulic shop should be able to make you the lines that you need for under a hundred bucks. I'd shop around before I got out that kind of cash.

I just picked up a handful of fittings and twelve feet of hose (with fittings crimped) at the local hydraulic supply today, for about $50.

Cheers, John
Pleas post VIN number of any car repaired in this fashion as its resale value should be zero.
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Kent.... i am not sure if you live in the real middle class world.. take a look at the cars you are paying for..and the cars many of us drive.
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Old 09-14-2007, 09:05 PM
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Pleas post VIN number of any car repaired in this fashion as its resale value should be zero.
It's rare I see something this non-useful and ill-informed on this otherwise fine forum. This thread is about a 16-year-old car being run on alternative fuel. The repair quote is a substantial percentage of the car's value overall. You really think that having an oil cooler without your precious three-pointed star stamped in the metal is going to affect this vehicle's resale value?!? Asinine.

Looking at your sig... We'll talk to you in 3-4 years, when your two new cars aren't carrying a warranty anymore and are worth less than half than their original sticker prices. Your feelings may change.

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Old 09-14-2007, 09:08 PM
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I can agree with John about the hoses, perhaps not on the oil cooler..... Most hydralic shops can make those hoses up using the appropriate pressure rated hose. We pay *extra* for them because MB markets and inventories them for us.

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