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- 2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat!
On my way to work, last Thursday, I smelled oil burning. I had my performance pages up and oil pressure was good, so I pulled over, but let it idle. Greeted by oil pissing out the front right corner, of the bumper. Immediately ran back and shut it down.
After a quick tow home, I pulled the maintenance cover and under bumper cover (what an oily mess, that was). The oil was centralized to the area just below the oil filter, where the oil lines turn into rubber hose, then, back into aluminum lines. Now, these lines have expandable PET, on them, so I couldn't really "see" the damage. However, after thoroughly looking at where the oil was, I was pretty confident the oil lines were the culprit.
These things were a pain, to find, but East Coast Moparts came through. Took a week to get them, but I have other cars, so that was fine.
Today, I pulled the lines. You need a low profile hose release tool, 3/4". These hoses are quick disconnect and pop in and out of place, with said tool.
After doing the job (both lines) and an oil change, I took my air hose, to the lines. Short line was fine. Held pressure. Long line... wow! That thing aerated oil like one of those Victorian perfume bulb spritzers! There are like one thousand microscopic holes, in the hose, right next to the crimp. This is on the end that goes into the oil filter boss.
Here is a close up of the damaged rubber hose section:
My Hellcat is MY15, so not part of the recall... Be attentive. If you are MY15, or MY16, check your oil lines, or just replace them. Cheap insurance. Cost me $150, with shipping.
So, problem solved. Few hours of work... Mostly cleaning up the oil mess. Turns out that Dawn Powerwash spray is perfect, for cleaning up oil messes. Spray on. Let it sit. Rinse off. No scrubbing necessary.
Just a public service announcement, friends. Don't let this happen, to you.
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After a quick tow home, I pulled the maintenance cover and under bumper cover (what an oily mess, that was). The oil was centralized to the area just below the oil filter, where the oil lines turn into rubber hose, then, back into aluminum lines. Now, these lines have expandable PET, on them, so I couldn't really "see" the damage. However, after thoroughly looking at where the oil was, I was pretty confident the oil lines were the culprit.
These things were a pain, to find, but East Coast Moparts came through. Took a week to get them, but I have other cars, so that was fine.
Today, I pulled the lines. You need a low profile hose release tool, 3/4". These hoses are quick disconnect and pop in and out of place, with said tool.
After doing the job (both lines) and an oil change, I took my air hose, to the lines. Short line was fine. Held pressure. Long line... wow! That thing aerated oil like one of those Victorian perfume bulb spritzers! There are like one thousand microscopic holes, in the hose, right next to the crimp. This is on the end that goes into the oil filter boss.
Here is a close up of the damaged rubber hose section:
My Hellcat is MY15, so not part of the recall... Be attentive. If you are MY15, or MY16, check your oil lines, or just replace them. Cheap insurance. Cost me $150, with shipping.
So, problem solved. Few hours of work... Mostly cleaning up the oil mess. Turns out that Dawn Powerwash spray is perfect, for cleaning up oil messes. Spray on. Let it sit. Rinse off. No scrubbing necessary.
Just a public service announcement, friends. Don't let this happen, to you.
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
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