Hydraulic line interchangeability?
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Hydraulic line interchangeability?
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I took my car(04 S55) to a mechanic today to investigate a hydraulic fluid leak. He told me that the hose between the pump and socalled pulsation damper is the culprit. However, when I looked up the part number 2203204572, it seems that this item has gone out of production. Here are my questions: can I buy 2203204372, which was used on 01-03 car, instead? What are the differences between these two parts besides that one comes with the damper? Thank you.
I took my car(04 S55) to a mechanic today to investigate a hydraulic fluid leak. He told me that the hose between the pump and socalled pulsation damper is the culprit. However, when I looked up the part number 2203204572, it seems that this item has gone out of production. Here are my questions: can I buy 2203204372, which was used on 01-03 car, instead? What are the differences between these two parts besides that one comes with the damper? Thank you.
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Someone known on many of these forums, no longer with us, Bruce M, told me using hydraulic lines for the trucking industry is more cost effective and has higher psi ratings.
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that’s assuming you can remove the hose yourself or have a mechanic willing to take off the used hose and wait while you have a hydraulic shop rebuild the old line using new hose on the original fittings . Most mechanics either can’t wait or won’t work with old parts and require a new part ready to swap in while the car is on their lift
