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The metal portion of my Infiniti's oil cooler line (#6) is badly rusted and I'd like to fix it now before it pukes coolant somewhere in the middle of the winter.
I'm thinking of bypassing the metal line by splicing in a length of heater hose. My questions:
- Is one brand of hose better than another? AFAIK, all heater hoses are constructed with EPDM and meet certain standards. Is it worth buying Gates over the Autozone brand?
- At the ends, I'll need to join 2 hoses together. Do they sell couplers? Should I replace the original spring clamps with the worm gear kind for good measure?