wood-gee Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Can anyone tell me definitively what size the fittings are on either end of the pipe on a 200 tdi's oil cooler set up ? I've had a search but nearly all the post refer to parts numbers. I want to get some replacement pipes made up for my series conversion but unfortunately I don't have a second car so can't go to a hydraulics with the existing pipes as many people suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricyoung Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I know this is not the answer you were after. But when I got the hoses made up for my conversion I asked if they could identify the fittings at the engine end. The answer from the bloke was "some funny automotive fitting - no idea". Therefore I am pretty sure that its not a common fitting. New 200tdi hoses with the fittings are less than £20 each online - can you get one modified to put a BSP compression fitting on the steel part either end, retaining the correct fittings and you can then make a hose up to fit between them? Cheers. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous doug Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 From memory they were 1/2 bsp Don't hold that as gospel as I was measuring a lot when making my v8 fit a TD rad so numbers get muddled up After checking my eBay history, The hole in the rad is 3/8bsp. So you could just get a hose with that on the end. I have a set of the 200tdi oil cooler fittings for sale if you need them. Edit: just re read, do you mean at the engine end or the rad end? The sizes I've given here are for the rad end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood-gee Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I was more meaning for both, was assuming they'd be a standard metric or imperial size so was hoping to just be able to say to a hydraulics supplier I want two pipes of x mm long with this connection on one end and that on the other. At that price though I think I'd have to agree with you ric and will just buy some olds ones and do it that way. Cheers for the help guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Be carefull here. I've seen both fittings used on both he 200 and 300Tdi. The 300Tdi should have "rings" on the rad end with "O" rings fitted to seal them. You can also get the O ring fitting screwed into a 200Tdi rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai_landrover Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 12s to 1/2 bsp or 3/4? I have the adaptors for the rad somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricyoung Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I was more meaning for both, was assuming they'd be a standard metric or imperial size so was hoping to just be able to say to a hydraulics supplier I want two pipes of x mm long with this connection on one end and that on the other. At that price though I think I'd have to agree with you ric and will just buy some olds ones and do it that way. Cheers for the help guys. Hi wood-gee. The one thing I would do is give yourself the ability to twist the fittings at one end. Despite making up patterns using the old Discovery hoses I still have to put a small amount of twist into my new ones to get them to line up properly. If I did it again I would add another 1/2" BSP swivel fitting along the line so that I could get them to line up properly. Obviously if you are using a Disco radiator and everything is in the right place this will be less of an issue. Cheers. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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