I know people talk about buying hoses to replace the rubber portions of the heater hoses - anybody know if these exist for the factory oil cooler (equalizer some have called it)?

As far as I can tell, I have to lift the motor off the crossmember a little to get that whole assembly out and I don't want to do that again.

I know you can go to Napa, etc, and get all the rubber pieces of the heater hose but haven't had luck with a listing on these. If anybody has done that, what listing is it under (oil cooler hose, cooler hose, etc)?

Also, I'd be fine just going to GM to get these since it's only two pieces instead of quite a few for the heater hose. Anybody have GM part numbers for these?

I have a a different cooler than the one pictured here, but I'm looking for hoses 11 and 13 in here: http://shbox.com/1/oil_cooler.jpg

 

GM PN are

12368235 on 11, not avaliable seperate for 13

I looked them up for your 94, assuming that is what you are asking on


at autozone, these are the numbers for 11

Kelly Springfield S-4496 (they should stock this)

no idea on the other, can bulk hose be used(looks like it)?

 

Thanks for the quick reply. That diagram is a little deceiving in that 11, or the one that goes to the radiator, is the one on the car that has a big smooth 90 bend in it that I was planning on just using straight bulk hose for. Hose 13, or the one that goes to the water pump, has a 90 and then a 30 or 45 degree bend out of plane with the first one. I'll swing by Autozone after work today to check out that number you listed.

As I found out on another post on here, the 93-94 coolers have the two hoses that enter them horizontal instead of vertical like those shown in that link.

 

I went to AZ today and that Kelly Springfield part number came up as a 5/8" hose that was just a 90 degree bend with about 4 or 5 inches on either end of the bend.

Anybody else have a part number on that hose? Aftermarket or GM.

I didn't try that GM part number given - there aren't any trustworthy dealers that I can drive to during the working week around here to check it out.

 

Has nobody ever changed these hoses?

 

most guys just remove the cooler