39. Oil Cooler Hoses on Series III XJ6

"The rubber pipes to the engine oil cooler and to the power steering pass close togetherÊ in the area immediately above the oil filter; one of the engine oil cooler pipes had beenÊ chafing on a power steering pipe and in 15 years and 65,000 miles eventually wore a holeÊ in the engine oil hose. As this circuit is under full engine oil pressure this dumped allÊ the engine oil out within about 3 miles. We first noticed smoke in the rear vision mirrorÊ then the oil pressure started to drop. I pulled over well before the oil light came on soÊ am hoping engine is undamaged. Well worthwhile checking and replacing these hoses once inÊ a while though!"