MK 2 S oil cooler hoses were a black colour braided hose, were they not? A braided material rather than a stainless steel wire braid?

Where might one obtain a set of these today? NEW?

A friend requires a pair for a MK 2 S concourse restoration.

I thing there unobtainable new, however if you can get a good 2nd hand set you can use heat shrink to restore them to almost new condition.

Doogie

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Yes similar looking ones to original are available, using 500psi hydraulic return line hose and barb `push-on' fittings.
This hose is black, and textile braided, it's more flexible than the 1500psi steel braided hydraulic stuff.

I get them from Pirtek. Also are good on modified motors with no cooler, they have better flow than the banjo pipe.
Graham Russell uses it for this reason.

Details:
PIRTEK oil cooler hoses-
1- MPH-08 (35 bar, 500psi) 1/2” Hose, 320mm long (or whatever length you need).

2- BF1-0808P Fitting, push-on barb type ½” BSPP female.
These fittings don't seem to be available with a bend now (from Pirtek anyway).
If you need a 30* or 45* angle connection onto the cooler, fit a 1/2" BSP M/F elbow. Pirtek has them.

BTW, these barb fittings are reuseable. Just cut hose, oil inside the end and push on.

here's the one I made up for Chong's 1330-

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If he is doing a concourse car you can get the original ones second hand still. They have brass fittings and Smiths Petroflex written on a yellow band that runs around the hose near the fitting. They are expensive to buy tho, even second hand they are dear. If he wants a set PM me. i think I have a few sets in storage. From memory I think I have a brand new set too.

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I've got a pair here fitted to my Mk2, luckily I found them new old stock at a an old BMC dealership in Nambour Queensland! (Sorry for gloating). I have a second hand original floating about somewhere minus the outer rubber I could possibly dig that one up.

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