The Socketless stuff would work fine in that application; I've been using it for years for oil coolers, turbos & whatnot on VW's & Audi's and never had a problem.  It's super easy to work with (do yourself a solid and pick up a tube of Aeroquip's assembly lube) and the fittings are reusable forever.

The fittings aren't cheap though, and all the parts you'd need to fab up a set of your own "HM" oil cooler hoses would probably cost pretty close to a set of pre-made hoses.  I went with Fren Tubo lines on my M900 just for that reason.

is the socketless stuff a type of "push-lock" fitting?   Instead of using the two threaded parts of a normal AN type fitting?

yes and no... it's push lock in the sense that you push the tube onto the fitting... but that's it. no secondary piece that locks it in place.
here's a video showing the general mechanics:
http://www.anplumbing.com/page/9

looking though everything, just seems like standard swivel-seal stuff is a more cost-effective and appropriate choice.
also, the push-on hose has a rubber outer, which i worry about considering its proximity to the front header-pipe.

Yep:

Quote from: Staggerlee on February 22, 2012, 07:46:26 AM
The Socketless stuff would work fine in that application; I've been using it for years for oil coolers, turbos & whatnot on VW's & Audi's and never had a problem.  It's super easy to work with (do yourself a solid and pick up a tube of Aeroquip's assembly lube) and the fittings are reusable forever.

The fittings aren't cheap though, and all the parts you'd need to fab up a set of your own "HM" oil cooler hoses would probably cost pretty close to a set of pre-made hoses.  I went with Fren Tubo lines on my M900 just for that reason.

I hear yea... Sometimes the knowledge of how to do somethingâ€"and the experience gained from doing it myselfâ€"are a little bit of an extra value to me. Still haven't made up mind, but I'll post up results when I do.

one more question... now that I have my lines built, and my cooler painted proper black... does it matter which line goes to which side of the oil cooler?

i know which one goes where (top line from motor goes to right side, correct?), but I'm just curious..