2004 S55 AMG 105K miles
I have a small hole in my engine cooler hose. a small piece of it got chipped off while hard driving the car because i forgot to clip the hoses in place and they hit one of my pulleys. is there any way i could seal the small hole so that i dont have to buy a whole new part in the mean time while i get new one? thanks
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Since M/B is probably going to rape you on the price of a new hose, here's an alternate idea.
Take the bad one off and go to a NAPA auto parts store.
Bring the bad hose with you and they should be able to duplicate it from bulk hose.
Easy Peasy.
i think ill definitely try this before buying whole new cooler assembly thanks
Nope.
The nick didn't get through the steel braided jacket, so it won't start leaking now. Just wrap it in a bunch of tape to protect it for the time being. But you should replace the oil line because that spot will start to degrade.
Thing is it actually did get throught the metal jacket because as soon as it knicked off oil started leaking EVERYWHERE while driving
oh I see. Oil is under a fair bit of pressure. Unfortunately there's no repair that will hold up.
If you absolutely have to drive the car and can't tow it to the shop, then I would see about blocking off the cooler lines. There are kits for that.
when it knicked off i was like 5 minutes away from my house so i just filled her up with oil and drove her home no problems. i do all the work myself so i guess id just have to order the whole new part and replace it . was just wondering if there would be eny repair that would hold up in the mean time i guess sadly not.
ok you didn't hear this from me, but get a another chunk of rubber hose with a larger diameter, and slit it along the length to make a sleeve. Put that over the damaged section and tighten a good hose clamp or two over it. Good enough for 60ish PSI.
This is NOT a permanent solution, and it will probably seep a bit, but it will hold most of the oil in. That should hold you over. Keep a close eye on the oil level and don't go on any road trips haha.
you could try , if its metal, sanding around the hole to bare metal and then putting some J B Weld over it. It may hold and if it does, it wont be for long. get the new part.
If it's rubber, you're S O L