TE 250/310 outter Oil line protection guard.

This oil line is sticking out about an inch and a half from the engine and last summer I managed to rip it right off when I was bush whacking around some fallen trees.... Anybody know of a special guard to protect this from damage? This is a terrible place to put a braided oil line. Thankfully I wasn't deep in the bush, but I did do some major damage to the engine cause I didn't notice the oil leaking out until it was too late... and it cost me way too much money....

Laura

oo i like that guard clay!
use one of them with a lil delta wing fab'd from allum origniating from the 2nd up frame through bolt going back would be super easy and effective.

It basically ripped from where the black hose connected at the top of the metal tube. So this guard you are talking about would be better if it continued all the way up to the top (in my case). I must have snagged a major branch or something in between the line and the engine.. I don't even recall doing this until I got out on the road and the oil ran dry. Very bad luck for me. Thanks for the reply

Laura

The only one I've seen is the Meca System sump guard which you can buy an add on to protect the oil line:

http://www.mecasystem.fr/eng/pr/100/hva-oil-canal-protection-te-250-am-1012-te310-am-11-12.html

Quite popular in the UK.


Dave

I went and peeked at mine. I remember being concerned about the oil line when I first bought it but its been fine. Looks like some basic fabrication skills could net a guard that uses the bolts for the forward engine mount and one head pipe to head bolt. Im not sure if this would be recommended by some though as I suppose it could cut off some air flow to the motor. If made from aluminum that could take a hit but have some give I doubt either bolt would break. Now I might have to go tinker in the garage. Darn!

meca makes wicked nice stuff. tried to get some goodies from them to here in the Sates back in 09 but it was too tough. wonder if they are importing over here now? i'm signed up to their Ralley feeds and updates.

Just a thought, but it would be very easy to have a custom hydraulic line created with banjo ends that would fit tighter to the engine case and possibly swing around back before arriving at the cylinder head.

Best to keep this line turned back couterclockwise at the head to keep a stray kick from backing out the bolt.....don't ask me how I know!

Come to think about it, I wish I had that line on my 511. I'd run it along the frame and into coils inside the radiator before the head. It would be like having a water jacket around your clutch. Those engines would definitely last longer with water cooled oil.

I Found the pic of when it happened.. such a bummer. I literally have no idea how this happened... without me knowing

That is a bummer. I do like Clay's guard for the lower banjo. But you clearly ripped that one out from the top and a guard may of not helped you.

I would run a longer hydraulic line close to the engine (red line) or close to the engine around from the back (purple). Down here we have "Hose Man" shops that make these hydraulic cables everyday. It would be simple to just have one made up. I'm sure you have shops up there that could do the job as well. Or one of the CH sponsors could set you up?





http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...toreId=10001&Jnar=0&N=0&catalogId=10002&Nty=0

OH SNAP! THAT SUCKS! Bummer. Will making the line longer affect anything? I wouldnt think that pressure drop would be an issue. Just curious. I dont know the inner workings of these motors like most do. I agree that changing the line position would be a great idea.

No, not at all. Maybe if you made the line six feet longer, but we're talking inches.

After that pic, think I'll make one out of aluminum over this weekend.

it would take all of maybe 10 mins to make a lil delta wing/tri-angle deflector from alum. you can even swiss-cheese it or whatever. be a lot less than a new line too. just sayin!

Wow. The previous owner of my bike put one of these on the line for protection, but I doubt that it would have saved it from that kind of impact. I wonder if a custom line from Galfer or Motion Pro would have a more robust connection between banjo bolt and line?

http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/SpiralWrap.php?gclid=CMPonILwg7UCFYxaMgodwDwA2w

What kind of engine damage resulted from the torn line?

All the oil was gone from the engine and it seized up completely.. Damage to Cylinder wall and cylinder. top end was o.k. I replaced everything with Husky parts. Go figure that you can't buy a cylinder separately from the connecting rod $$$.

Very bad lesson learned here. And I still to this day don't know how it happened without me feeling it.. So frustrating. $2000 costly mistake. I hope others can learn from this

Not trying to discount your mishap, but that is really a one in a xxxxx number failure.
We constantly get mishap reports in and need to do investigations that lead to no action,,,,,or some action to minimize risk or even total redesigns depending on failure trends.
The number of 250/310s in the world that have done this is probably 1 (again that doesnt discount your personal issue, dont take me as a jerk just doing the risk math without true numbers data)
As for our x-lite external oil line (less is more, engineering) no need to have more engine case material for internal oil passage runs (thats the idea). I'm sure thats why we have this, many friends point to it immediately.
My "fix" bulletproof mod, would not even have stopped this ripped off issue. My mod is a split fuel line hose secondary doubler cover ziptied over the whole thing from the back of the fittings to just protect the line from impacts and or sharp cactus or branch pokes (we also do alot of bushwack rides).
I did see that the CH Racing factory Husky 250/310s all have had filter cover guards (same like Clay's type) over them for last few years, so they addresssed some of the potential issue, racing=minimize potential failure/damage spots=bullet proofing.
Anyway again we are all sorry for that one big $$$ mishap, but I would chalk it up as one in a mil thing but would do everything to minimize that risk . Hose doubler, good coverage skid plate with possible addition of filter cover as outlined above. (Good post-oil line torn off sucks!!)RN
on my machine good coverage skid plate

CH Racing "factory" WEC racer with oil filter lower hose cover

on my machine line cover/doubler. (most of it anyway) before I installed the heavy skid plate.