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@JacqueLucque
I have an update for those following this thrilling saga.
In short, none of the Shimano hoses I tried would accept the barbed fitting. The barb would just tear the hose every time. I tried all sorts to make it work (heat etc) but no dice.
In the end, I bought 3m of hose from Trialtech.
This is cheaper than OEM Magura hose (which is very hard to find online, and I didn't trust my LBS to order the right stuff) and shipping was quick.
It's very plasticky and dipping the end of the hose in a cup of hot water helped with pressing in the barb.
Even then it was a bit of a fight. I used a Jagwire setting tool for the first two ridges but had to resort to a hammer for the last bit. All in, it's a pretty inelegant and frustrating solution. I have no idea why they don't just use a regular olive, as is done at the calliper end of the system.
And, just in case anyone stumbling on this has the same brakes as I do and also can't work out where the 'EBT screw' referenced in the Magura video tutorials is located, check out this guide.