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Originally Posted by Yangorang
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Did my N52 a few months ago. Annoying, more than anything.
The real trade is having to dump a lot of the coolant (the thermostat is low), catch it refill and purge.
With the aluminum, you pull the hose upright, cut the end off, and hoseclip a new one in.
Also -- you can pretty much guarantee these will collapse after 100K when you do your oil filter gasket(s). Doesn't take much of a twist/push on the connector to break it, though if undisturbed who knows how log it will last.
So if you do the OFG, plan on a new connector at the same time. You have to drain (or spill) about the same about of coolant to do the OFG as to do this.