Reply With QuoteQuick release, more like "quick to release your hard earned " .
Cant say i have heard of them being used on a road vehicle, i'd be going back to normal fittings/ hoses.
LordRover
SubscriberI had an interesting moment the other day. I was driving home in my D2 TD5 auto when it stopped. The M & S lights came on, and it wasn't going anywhere. I had the auto rebuilt not so long ago, and bad things flashed through my mind.
When I investigated, I found that one of the 'quick release' connectors going to the cooler had blown off, with the predictable result that there was oil everywhere. That's not what I thought "quick release" was meant to imply.
OK, I can fix that, but now I'm seriously lacking trust in this innovation, and reckon I should do away with all of them and use old fashioned hose/hose clamp technology. Anyone else experienced this, and if so, what did you do?
I'm glad it happened when it did, as I was 5 minutes from home, but what if I was halfway into Mitchell Station?
Last edited by Tins; 28th November 2014 at 08:33 PM. Reason: Typo
JayTee
Nullus Anxietus
Cancer is gender blind.
2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
OKApotamus #74
Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.
LordRover
SubscriberQuick release, more like "quick to release your hard earned " .
Cant say i have heard of them being used on a road vehicle, i'd be going back to normal fittings/ hoses.
MY08 TDV6 SE D3- permagrin ooh yeah
2004 Jayco Freedom tin tent
1998 Triumph Daytona T595
1974 VW Kombi bus
1958 Holden FC special sedan
LordRover
SubscriberThey're all over a D2.Originally Posted by loanrangie
JayTee
Nullus Anxietus
Cancer is gender blind.
2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
OKApotamus #74
Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.
AT RESTThey certainatly don't quick release when you manualy want to take them off. There must be a trick, push first then pull or what. the auto disconnect seems to work extremely well though
Swaggie
SubscriberThe ones on the fuel cooler have to be squeezed and of course there is no room for fingers between the cooler body and hose.
I modified a pair of those cheapo bent needle nose pliers that you get for a couple of bucks in a set , by bending the points inwards and this enables you to undo the hose in situ.
Regards Philip A
Master
Some thing happened to me. ATF went everywhere. The hose that connects to the cooler on the passenger side slipped off because I hadn't pushed it on far enough, this one was hard to reach. To make sure it was fully seated this time I removed the airbox and tapped it on with a short screwdriver and small hammer. None of the other cooler connections have come loose and seem to be locked securely. I was dreading having to replace the hose because the fitting was worn. So far so good.
James
A Keeper of the TGO
It is unusual for the quick connect to come off the cooler.
What is not unusual is for the swage to that clamp the rubber hose to the pipe to fail.
This is often evidenced by a weep at the this join first.
If the hose has been moved keep an eye on this joint.
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