'03 High Pressure Oil Rail Fitting Snapped

mchan68 · October 12, 2013

Have anyone of you fine gents ever come across this? Apparently, this particular engine has 'been into' several times by various different guys all throughout the U.S. and three HPOPs later and here we are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68fzutsckbw

Does anyone have a part number for that fitting by any chance?

Keith Browning · October 12, 2013

I have never seen that or even heard of it. It seems that for that fitting to break like that it would have had to be subjected to the effects of an external kinetic mass. Those quick connect/disconnect fittings can sometimes be difficult to separate.

Brad Clayton · October 12, 2013

I would replace the whole log.

Bruce Amacker · October 12, 2013

I don't think the log is at fault, I think the fitting was overtorqued. If you wanted to replace the log to avoid issues with the injector swivels I wouldn't argue with you.....

:grin:

Keith Browning · October 12, 2013

Good thought on the over torquing idea, but who ever removes those things?

Aaron · October 12, 2013

Someone who doesn't have the proper disconnect tool?

Brad Clayton · October 13, 2013

I was stating that I would replace the log and not bother about trying to repair it with parts.

Matt Saunoras · October 13, 2013

Someone who doesn't have the proper disconnect tool?

you mean the die grinder collet tool? :scratch:

Aaron · October 13, 2013

Someone who doesn't have the proper disconnect tool?
you mean the die grinder collet tool?

That's the one. I was getting at I have seen more than one Indy shop take that fitting off the rail. Not a dig at all Indy shops but I have put together a couple trucks that came to me apart from other shops and one I know of for sure that fitting was taken off the rail, possibly another one but I can't remember.

Jim Warman · October 13, 2013

I've seen some guys get pretty brutal with that fitting - resorting to brute strength (and pry bars) early in the process. Never seen any broken but have seen a number of mangled ones. Build something idiot proof and they'll build a better idiot.

lmorris · October 15, 2013

Someone who doesn't have the proper disconnect tool?

you mean the die grinder collet tool?

Gonna out myself on this one. The last dealer I worked at had a tech that walked off with a lot of tools and management that was too tight assed to replace them. So I made my own using that tool. Working great for over 15 years. No issues. Sorry guys. :cover:

Matt Saunoras · October 16, 2013

The pump fittings I did today released easily with the 45 degree disconnect tool(which I own) but the last set I did I couldn't get them popped loose. The die grinder tool worked fine though. :shrug: