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Old Feb 2, 2018 | 11:36 AM
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Has anyone tried the braided cam oil line made and sold by XKS? The banjo fittings are all facing the same direction whilst the opening in the block and the 2 cam feeder openings are at 90 degrees. I talked to parts and they said this is the way they are made and you have to twist the line to get it to fit. This appears to put quite a bit of unnatural strain on the line and its connections. They also said I'm the first person to complain about this.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2018 | 05:26 PM
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They are wonderful!!!!!
Use the washers they supply for an extra couple of bucks with the RUBBER SEAL......
A great , great piece, the original is just a piece of........
Good luck
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Old Feb 5, 2018 | 11:49 AM
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I still think the part they supplied was defective. A picture on Google showed the replacement to have the banjos in the proper directions. Parts dept. was of no help whatsoever. I sent it back. I agree that a braided line is superior but only if it fits. By the way, what size(kind) of rubber seal did you use.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2018 | 12:18 PM
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I posted earlier this year with pictures from mine around the holidays...
Its a round washer with a rubber inner rings, bone dry.
Yes fiddle with them till its correct but once done it looks great just as well.
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Old Feb 5, 2018 | 03:45 PM
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I believe they are called doughty seals.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2018 | 08:36 AM
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We also offer the flexible feed pipes in a couple of variations, pictures available on link below

https://www.sngbarratt.com/us/#!/Eng...#resultsAnchor
 
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