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Originally Posted by ahlem
Can you put something down the middle of the hose that helps align it? Maybe 3/8" bent rod. Then using something like a 1/2" conduit with a washer tack welded to the end, push the hose down.
NAPA has a product called Syl Glide that comes in real handy for moments like this.
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That’s a great idea; I should have realized there was a tool for this.
I was under my car doing the control arms/wishbones yesterday and realized too that it would be very easy to unbolt the return line from the oil pan, and at the top of the line from the head, then pull it up, attach the hoses and bolt it back in. Kind of last resort maybe, but no harder than pulling the intake, and probably easier. The banjo bolt is in plain sight by the starter heat shield with the car in the air and the wheel off. I’d definitely use a new crush washer and be careful re-torquing the banjo. I can’t recall if Bentley has the torque numbers for this one I think, but it is similar to one of the power steering banjos in size, if I recall, and those are in the book.