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i just replaced the entire pipe. it wasnt very expensive IIRC and lesson learned. i bent the new one out of the way a little and put a wrap on it to protect it. roughly 5 years later never had a problem.
I did the same thing, bought the oem line from nissan, heated it with a torch and bent it to fit properly, wrapped it a bit and it sits plenty far from the compressor housing now. No problems since... knock on wood.
If it was to happen again I would prob go the SS line route.
Old thread but surely helpful to New FI guys, it helped me when I had my issue.