High pressure line

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Asked by GuruB68LW Jan 19, 2019 at 05:19 PM about the 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4-Door 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi all,
I just had the radiator replaced at a local shop.  The cost was $450.00 parts
and labor.  I just noticed that they  cut the high pressure transmission cooling
line and secured it to the new radiator with a screw on clamp. I personally am
not at all happy that they did that considering that they specialize in radiators.
I feel that there's a reason those lines are designed the  way they are.  Should
I be concerned with this clamp?

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go talk to them , it should be as it was , is the cooling line metal ? most are a flare end that screws into a fitting , that fluid get hot and any rubber or other B.S. will probably fail

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Beatupchevy is correct. When that clamp rig fails, you will lose transmission fluid and ruin the transmission. Those two metal lines should connect directly to the radiator. Those are tranny cooler lines and can get very hot....350 F....no place for a rubber hose.

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Amateur job. Make them fix it correctly. There are hoses rated for transmission temps but the clamp is worrisome. If your transmission ever gets to 250 you have a serious problem.

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I thought so. Guess I just needed some reassurance before I go off on this guy. I don’t understand how people call themselves professional and look for the easy way out to address a problem. Thank you all for responses.

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43,910

Thank you for the points. Snipping off your good cooler lines was lazy and stupid. They should replace those two metal lines at their cost. They run from tranny to the radiator. Radiators cost less that $150 so they had $300 labor to do it right. I have a Jeep and a leak down by the header pipe could cause a fire as tranny fluid is very flammable.

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Hello again , I just wanted to give everyone an update. I went back and spoke to the owner. After making me wait needlessly for almost an hour he finally asked one of his mechanics to take a look at it. The mechanic couldn’t explain why the hose was cut

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As I mentioned earlier, the shop couldn’t explain why the hose was cut. After pressing them they agreed to fix it but their intention was another modification to their previous hose clamp application. At that point I knew I would have to buy the part from the dealer and they agreed to install it at no cost. I ultimately decided to go to another shop to fix this problem because I just could not trust these FN idiots to do anything but line their pockets. After all was said and done this whole thing cost me $900.

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Thank you for the update, and I am so sorry things went that bad for you. They just bought themselves $900 worth of negative advertising. Be sure they get every penny's worth.

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