Corksport Oil cooler line defective.

[My5ABaby]

Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection

uhm, if you like your engine, you wont run stock ones. They leak and eventually bust. Sometimes they just bust right then and there for no reason. You dump out your oil supply in 30 seconds, and by the time you hear your buzzer go off, it is already too late.

I consider this right up there with a thermostat and pulsation damper replace/elimination, as high priority maintenance on an FC to prevent engine loss. It has nothing to do with hp, it has to do with reliability.

I guess the reliability thing is where I'm confused. I've heard of many oil cooler lines failing, but as far as I know they're all original lines. I have little faith in anything original still on my car after 23 years.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

It's also a cost thing. I don't know the recent prices on lines but when I was replacing my blown factory ones, that like Kevin said almost cost me a motor, they were 2-3x the price of the stainless ones through the dealer.

I would never buy the Mazda lines. Going to a local hydraulic shop would probably run ~$50. I guess I'm just not seeing the point of paying $130 when the stock lines easily last 15 years.

However, if someone (especially a builder) chimes in with experience that the stock lines tend to fail sooner than that, I'll definitely be open to listening.