Since then, I had wanted to use something similar on the w/a intercooler lines. I find I often have reason to remove the intercooler on my e24 and doing so usually means draining the water, refilling and re-bleeding. The bleeding process is usually the most cumbersome.
Earlier this year, I came across the Jiffy Tite brand of quick connect fittings. Not quite as expensive as the Staubli. They spill a small amount of fluid that is held in the internal cavity between the valved sections of each end. All in all, not bad, I don't need to re-bleed the water system. They are a little longer than Id like but the intercooler can be removed and installed in about 5 minutes.
I'm in the middle of changing quite a few things in the engine bay so its a bit messy but I thought I'd share.
