Would appreciate advice/opinion of experienced members.
I got tired of replacing the leaking oil cooler hoses on my '97 K1500 4X4 wi 5.7L, & this time decided to just replace OEM cooler lines-to-radiator with 400 psi power steering hose and 1/2" X 3/8" barb adapters at the filter/cooler adapter on block. Thereby eliminating the weak crimped OEM/aftermarket cooler lines that don't seem to last more than a year or two.
Everything worked fine, except that I apparently over-torqued the barb adapters at the filter housing & cracked the darn filter housing! You can see the crack here at the pump out fitting:
Rather than replace the entire filter adapter housing ($115), I was thinking about simply replacing it with this ($16):
And eliminating the oil cooler & cooler lines completely (I'd just plug the radiator cooler coil fittings).
I rarely take this veh off-road, and I never tow anything.
Would you expect this non-spec mod to result in reduced engine life, or require more frequent oil changes? Any other concerns about this approach?
Thanks for any thoughts!
I got tired of replacing the leaking oil cooler hoses on my '97 K1500 4X4 wi 5.7L, & this time decided to just replace OEM cooler lines-to-radiator with 400 psi power steering hose and 1/2" X 3/8" barb adapters at the filter/cooler adapter on block. Thereby eliminating the weak crimped OEM/aftermarket cooler lines that don't seem to last more than a year or two.
Everything worked fine, except that I apparently over-torqued the barb adapters at the filter housing & cracked the darn filter housing! You can see the crack here at the pump out fitting:
Rather than replace the entire filter adapter housing ($115), I was thinking about simply replacing it with this ($16):
And eliminating the oil cooler & cooler lines completely (I'd just plug the radiator cooler coil fittings).
I rarely take this veh off-road, and I never tow anything.
Would you expect this non-spec mod to result in reduced engine life, or require more frequent oil changes? Any other concerns about this approach?
Thanks for any thoughts!