R&R Mickey Mouse Ears

Orion4 · 01-26-2021, 06:13 PM

Decided that at 151K, I was on "borrowed time" before it failed. Ordered the Aluminum ears from FCP. Installed this evening. Only needed to remove the Intake duct-work to gain enough space to complete the work. Lost about 4-6 oz of coolant when I pulled the hose off. It was a timely decision as you can see from the pics. It was ready to fail with part of it having separated from the body. Only thing preventing leaking already was the O-ring.

RMachuca3d · 01-27-2021, 11:56 AM

When i did my OFHG on my 2015, the rubber oring just disintegrated when i removed it, looked similar to yours, ended up getting a whole new replacement hose, i didnt know they sold that part in metal, shoulda gotten it :\

F32Fleet · 01-28-2021, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Orion4

Decided that at 151K, I was on "borrowed time" before it failed. Ordered the Aluminum ears from FCP. Installed this evening. Only needed to remove the Intake duct-work to gain enough space to complete the work. Lost about 4-6 oz of coolant when I pulled the hose off. It was a timely decision as you can see from the pics. It was ready to fail with part of it having separated from the body. Only thing preventing leaking already was the O-ring.

At least the part lasted 150,000 miles.

Orion4 · 01-28-2021, 05:22 PM

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At least the part lasted 150,000 miles.

Yup! Guess i got my "monies-worth" out of it!

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