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Just broke this line, what's the fix?

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Old 01-09-2017, 08:03 PM
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Just broke this line, what's the fix?

Would you believe this is all due to headlight bulbs. An amazing 1.5 hrs and couldn't get bulb to rotate back into housing. No room for hands and it just wouldn't go. Negative 20 Celsius here.

that was passenger side. Tried drivers side and moved coolant the tank. The line got brittle and broke. Coolant spewed and began to pour out. Can I buy the line or am I in for more?
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Both lines are available from MB.


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Beauty, thanks! It's #110
Old 01-10-2017, 02:32 AM
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you can find the little plastic nipple for 5$ and use flexible 1/4 inch coolant hose. way cheaper and better solution, oem is a thin hard plastic line
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Looks like fitting presses into plastic elbow but as I pull on nipple end of the breather line it breaks up. It rotates but won't pull out. Not sure if the 2 ridges on the plastic elbow help release?
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Found a metal pressure clip hiding underneath the fitting, pita to get out but did. Shopping at a Canadian vs American autoparts store is very different in my experience. Looking at the nipple I'd be surprised if I could find anything up here. I am headed to Buffalo tonight for sabres vs flyers. Will see if I can pop into a parts store there. The nipple fitting would also need to have a groove so the clip slides in and holds it properly. What are the chances of that..?
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Agreed and went to a few parts stores in the US to confirm...

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