jfrazar Report post Posted August 21, 2008 I am writing this to see if anyone has had this happen to them. This past saturday I was asked to bring my Countach to a local car show. As I pull into the parking lot, after a wonderful drive that morning, I stop to get my instructions as to parking ect. oil starts leaking under the car with a little bit of smoke. I must admit I was a little freaked out by it. After some investigation I found that the line from the Oil pump up to the filter housing had a small split. What a mess. I was happy that fellow local lambo owner scaledetails was present with his Diablo. What a day, lots of fun, and the local hot rod guys got a kick out of both cars. Needless to say that afternoon I had to have the car towed away. Monday I one of my mechanics remove the line, had a local shop rebuild the line for me and all is well. This is what bothers me; what if this happened while blasting down the interstate, I was in a parking lot backing the car into a spot. What about the other lines??? Has anyone had this happen????? The lines all look in great shape. While I was doing the one. I went ahead and rebuilt the one that runs between the headers off the side of the block. What are the tricks on the lines going to oil thermostat and the front oil coolers? DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!!!! Joe Frazar 85 2V FI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryjoint Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Been there and done that. All 16 liters came out of mine in about 30 seconds, that was five years ago. I stopped in time and no damage. I have since replaced EVERY oil line. It was one of the main lines running to the oil cooler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsleroMan Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Been there and done that. All 16 liters came out of mine in about 30 seconds, that was five years ago. I stopped in time and no damage. I have since replaced EVERY oil line. It was one of the main lines running to the oil cooler. Happened on my previous CT, too, at the dealer just as I was about to take it for a test drive. I put it in 1st, give it a little gas, and bam - all the oil is on his driveway. Luckily I shut it down in time, and I had the seller replace all oil lines as a condition of the sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfrazar Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Man it looks like a pain in the ass to replace all of them but I think it needs to be done. I mainly wanted to get the one that I was sure failed replaced and run the motor to make sure everything was okay. Thank god it was. Has anyone done this job themselves? If so what are the tricks. Joe Frazar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsleroMan Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Man it looks like a pain in the ass to replace all of them but I think it needs to be done. I mainly wanted to get the one that I was sure failed replaced and run the motor to make sure everything was okay. Thank god it was. Has anyone done this job themselves? If so what are the tricks. Joe Frazar The hassle is with the lines to/from the oil cooler up front. I haven't done it myself, but from what I understand, there is significant disassembly involved with doing this. I know some on here have done it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralfabco Report post Posted August 21, 2008 This is good information to know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryjoint Report post Posted August 21, 2008 To save me writing it all up again it should be in the archives from about 4 years ago, however if you meed to pm me and i will talk you through it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Pain in the butt. Do all of them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryjoint Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Definitely, if your going to do one do them all while you are at it. It is a real pain but do-able Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzsta Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Are the new lines upgraded from the old ones? It may be worth wile to have some custom (read: heavier duty) lines made/fitted while they are out. Being an old school V8 wet sump guy oil lines in general worry me, so I'd want the best lines possible especially if I were in the position of just losing one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmh Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Done it on my LP400S, doing it on my LP5000S. A few tricks, I can help and even perhaps send some pics. PM me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamborghinikid Report post Posted September 3, 2008 I have been there and it is a SOB to change out. I took the old ones off and took them to a hydraulic specialist that mainly did repairs on heavy equipment. They custom cut all new hoses, and correct fittings, pressure tested them for very little money. I also found that when I was digging around in there that a lot of the raw fiberglass panels were rubbing on a lot of other hoses and things and I was able to replace and tie wrap everything out of the way so be sure to look everything over while your in there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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