AN fittings and hoses
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I am going to dive into my first AN fittings and just wanted to see if people have found staying with the same manufacturer/brand for both the AN fittings and hose is needed. It is not clear whether it is just marketing to say "recommended to use with" to keep you purchasing the brand or if that is sound advice because of slight variations in diameter that will inevitably compromise the seal.
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The cheapest branded AN fittings and hoses I will use is Mocal and you can get the best prices for those fromBat Inc. Now I use exclusively Aeroquip that I get from my local hydraulic shop. They are a bit more costly, but quality wise is a good bit higher then other brands.
I have used most of the various other cheap brands eBay, earls, ANFittings Direct in the past and I have had leaks and other various problems. For peace of mind spending extra on good fittings and lines is worth it.
I would suggest looking in your phone book for a local hydraulic shop. Mine has 95% of the fittings I need in stock, and if they don't have it they can have it on Thursday. They also assemble all my lines for free.
I have used most of the various other cheap brands eBay, earls, ANFittings Direct in the past and I have had leaks and other various problems. For peace of mind spending extra on good fittings and lines is worth it.
I would suggest looking in your phone book for a local hydraulic shop. Mine has 95% of the fittings I need in stock, and if they don't have it they can have it on Thursday. They also assemble all my lines for free.
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It is important to have high quality fittings and hose. In -AN fittings the sealing surface is between the nose/cone of the male fitting and the seat of the female fitting. They need to be machined at the correct angle and have a good surface finish to mate together.
The -AN fittings referred to by most automotive brand manufacturers are really just the industrial JIC fittings and SAE ORB fittings that are made out of pretty anodized aluminum. If they were actually to the -AN standards and tolerances, they would be many many times more expensive.
The -AN fittings referred to by most automotive brand manufacturers are really just the industrial JIC fittings and SAE ORB fittings that are made out of pretty anodized aluminum. If they were actually to the -AN standards and tolerances, they would be many many times more expensive.
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Ah, Bat? Wow, that guy was awesome. Totally walked me through and helped me put together a system that should work for what I need. For a newbie with this stuff it was invaluable. Thanks for the referral!
The cheapest branded AN fittings and hoses I will use is Mocal and you can get the best prices for those fromBat Inc. Now I use exclusively Aeroquip that I get from my local hydraulic shop. They are a bit more costly, but quality wise is a good bit higher then other brands.
I have used most of the various other cheap brands eBay, earls, ANFittings Direct in the past and I have had leaks and other various problems. For peace of mind spending extra on good fittings and lines is worth it.
I would suggest looking in your phone book for a local hydraulic shop. Mine has 95% of the fittings I need in stock, and if they don't have it they can have it on Thursday. They also assemble all my lines for free.
I have used most of the various other cheap brands eBay, earls, ANFittings Direct in the past and I have had leaks and other various problems. For peace of mind spending extra on good fittings and lines is worth it.
I would suggest looking in your phone book for a local hydraulic shop. Mine has 95% of the fittings I need in stock, and if they don't have it they can have it on Thursday. They also assemble all my lines for free.
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Yeah Bat INC has always been good to me when I needed stuff in the past. Give them a call back and ask to get all your lines covered in fire sleeve. It is surprisingly cheap, and will keep stainless lines from rubbing through everything and prevent fires if a line breaks.
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If you want local then go to OFSCO, no questions asked. They can get you everything you need.
You can probably shop harder and beat their prices, but for something that you can't figure out they are awesome.
They let me buy like $250 of AN fittings when I was trying to make up my oil drain line. And then let me return $200 of them when I only needed 2.
You can probably shop harder and beat their prices, but for something that you can't figure out they are awesome.
They let me buy like $250 of AN fittings when I was trying to make up my oil drain line. And then let me return $200 of them when I only needed 2.
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If you want local then go to OFSCO, no questions asked. They can get you everything you need.
You can probably shop harder and beat their prices, but for something that you can't figure out they are awesome.
They let me buy like $250 of AN fittings when I was trying to make up my oil drain line. And then let me return $200 of them when I only needed 2.
You can probably shop harder and beat their prices, but for something that you can't figure out they are awesome.
They let me buy like $250 of AN fittings when I was trying to make up my oil drain line. And then let me return $200 of them when I only needed 2.
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Yeah Bat INC has always been good to me when I needed stuff in the past. Give them a call back and ask to get all your lines covered in fire sleeve. It is surprisingly cheap, and will keep stainless lines from rubbing through everything and prevent fires if a line breaks.
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Alternately, when you buy the hose and the Earl's parts, you can make it yourself, on the weekend, while you're working on your project, and without having to stop. It'll still be perfectly fitted (measure twice), and it'll be built correctly as long as you don't screw it up. Making hoses is easy.
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Alternately, when you buy the hose and the Earl's parts, you can make it yourself, on the weekend, while you're working on your project, and without having to stop. It'll still be perfectly fitted (measure twice), and it'll be built correctly as long as you don't screw it up. Making hoses is easy.
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Oh, and speaking of heat sleeves, I have one on my whole self since what I am up to is a oil filter relocation
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No, I went with -10AN and I think I can do all straight hose ends. The angle the oil will have to travel will be within the adapters. I am going to run a oil pressure sender at some point, too, since keeping eyes on such things would be nice. I need to research where the best place is to monitor oil pressure from on these 1.8L before diving into that.