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One thing you may want to check first: Occasionally the nut that holds the oil cooler to the block, the one that is on the threaded tube that the oil-filter screws on to, will work loose and allow oil to leak out of the base. Tightening this to the proper torque will solve the problem. I had the same problem and it turned out that the only problem was that the bolt had loosened.
Todd '88 Westy Mark Magee wrote: >Volks, >My 90 Carat has developed an -oil- leak at the base of the oil cooler. My oil cooler looks different than the one portrayed in the Bentley. Bentley shows a unit that has the water hoses coming out of the same side of the cooler. Mine has water entering on one side and leaving on the exact other side. I am supposing that otherwise the bolting-on are the same. >I understand replacing the baseplate O-ring is the place to start with this issue. >Is there any procedure to remove the cooler WITHOUT removing the coolant? The hoses look so short as to mandating unclamping them. >Any tips appreciated. >Mark Magee 90 Carat 79K >Kemah TX USA >John 14:6 > |
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