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Re: Oil Cooler oil leak
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 08:12:09 -0800
...How difficult is it to replace the > seal (if I can find one) on > my 86 GL? What holds the oil cooler on? I...
Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:36:43 -0600
...Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold Model(s): Vanagon waterboxer, all Model Years Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between...
Re: Oil Cooler oil leak
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:38:21 -0700
...How difficult is it to replace the > > seal (if I can find one) on > > my 86 GL? What holds the oil cooler on? I...
oil cooler
Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:41:09 -0500
...oil cooler with amv 188 100 02 sealant? Is there not a o ring seal? and is it OK to use silicone sealant? Thanks...
Re: oil cooler seals
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Sat, 4 Mar 1995 08:39:39 -0800 (PST)
...The standard seal kit (from sabo?) has 2 sets of oil cooler seals, for the two sizes of oil cooler openings. But if you...
Oil Cooler leaking coolant
Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 03:35:39 -0600
...The leak appears to be coming from the seal between the oil cooler and the engine case and only when warm. Could this be...
2.1 Viton Oil cooler Seal??
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 25 May 2011 21:40:07 -0500
...a thing as a Viton Oil cooler seal exist?? An argument could be made that the oil filter seal is not Viton and normally...
Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:17:17 -0800
...The seal behind the cooler is an oil seal. That doesn't prevent water from leaking from the same general area, but it is...
Re: Major oil leak help!
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:58:34 -0800
...Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold Model(s): Vanagon waterboxer, all Model Years Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between...
Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
Historical mailing list - Subject: Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
October 29, 1987
Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between the engine block and the oil cooler thus creating an oil leak: * An improved...
Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
Historical mailing list - Subject: Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
October 29, 1987
Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between the engine block and the oil cooler thus creating an oil leak: * An improved...
Re: Cold Weather Driving
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 26 Dec 96 15:50:22 CST
the only problem i know of with vanagons and winter is that the seal between the engine and the oil cooler (that silver square...
Re: oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:22:48 -0500
...oil cooler with amv 188 100 02 sealant? Is there not a o ring seal? and is it OK to use silicone sealant? Thanks...
Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 09:26:21 -0800
kinda sounds like you blew the oil cooler seal's out from high oil pressure, Pull the oil cooler and replace the seals, change...
Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
Historical mailing list - Subject: Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold
October 29, 1987
Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between the engine block and the oil cooler thus creating an oil leak: * An improved...
Re: oil cooler seal with or without tab
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:13:35 -0400
...oil cooler seal with or without tab Any advange to buying the oil cooler seal with the locating tabs? thanks gary http://oem.thepartsbin...
Re: Valve lifters knocking/oil cooler leak
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:37:06 -0800
...Went for the "Wynn's Engine Tune Up" first, it cleans really well, especially the seal for the oil cooler. Didn't do a...
Re: Oil Cooler leaking coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 23:57:12 -0500
...The leak appears to be coming from the seal between the oil cooler and the engine case and only when warm. Could this be...
Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:27:32 -0600
...Prob leaking. > > The seal behind the cooler is an oil seal. That doesn't prevent water > from leaking from the same general area, but...
oil cooler seal
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Mon, 13 Apr 1998 07:50:54 -0400
Listee's, The oil cooler on my '90 westie is dripping coolant a bit. It looks like where the cooler is joined to the...
Re: 2.1 Viton Oil cooler Seal??
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 26 May 2011 10:13:24 -0400
...a thing as a Viton Oil cooler seal exist?? An argument > could be made that the oil filter seal is not Viton and normally...
Re: Oil Coolers?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 00:42:12 -0700
Oooh, I can't resist!!! If ya had yer engine seal in place, ya wouldn't need external oil coolers... ;-) Seriously, Earl's Supply...
Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 01:10:02 -0600
...oil leaks of that kind tend to be the o-ring seal for the > oil cooler. Lots of VWs share the same cooler and...
Re: Oil leak around oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:46:29 -0500
oil cooler seal is common problem. part # 038 117 070a easy to change, remove the oil filter, remove the stand pipe nut. remove the...
Re: Smelly Heat
Historical mailing list
Tue, 04 Mar 1997 09:50:57
...If it's the oil cooler/seals, your job is more difficult. In a bus (and probably a Vanagon) you can replace the oil...
Re: 2.1 Viton Oil cooler Seal??
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 26 May 2011 07:22:36 -0400
...a thing as a Viton Oil cooler seal exist?? An argument > could be made that the oil filter seal is not Viton and normally...
oil leak in severe cold
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:18:15 CST
...Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold Model(s): Vanagon waterboxer, all Model Years Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between...
Re: OIL LEAK HELP!
Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 05:10:37 -1000
Sounds like the oil cooler seal may have failed. This part is prone to failure in our vans, especially in colder weather. In fact...
Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:10:23 -0500
...about the sealer / lubrication question, but assuming you are talking about the o sing behind a water cooled engine oil cooler I do have...
Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:36:02 -0500
...On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The seal above the oil cooler will never re...
Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:09:50 -0700
...Changing the oil to 10W40 fixed it. I was thinking the high oil pressure blew past the seal on start-up. Is this right...
20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other things...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:32:56 -0700
...to replace plastic Oil cooler oil seal " Two hoses & 4 new clamps Thermostat & seal " to head seal Temp 2 sensor Oil fill pipe (new...
oil cooler seal with or without tab
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:26:16 -0700
Any advange to buying the oil cooler seal with the locating tabs? thanks gary http://oem.thepartsbin.com/parts/thepartsbin/quote2.jsp?product=N...
Re: Oil Cooler seal
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:29:09 -0500
...Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Oil Cooler seal > I need some practical instruction on replacing the seal between the block...
Re: Eurovan oil filter Warning
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:40:06 -0400
...Until this nut is tightened no amount of torque on the filter will > seal it or the oil cooler seal. > >On the EV's...
Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
Historical mailing list - gratefulphisher
Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:54:16 -0600
...At the very least, I'll know the oil cooler seals and the fan hub seal/oring has been replaced when I put my...
Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:21:36 -0600
...an Oil Cooler leak Coolant ? I > have seen the seals go and cause an oil leak but my mechanic swears that > the coolers never...
Re: 2.1 WBX OIL COOLER
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:33:24 +0000
...Since the oil cooler has two small radiator hoses going to it, it is a PITA to remove to change the seal. Also of...
Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 01:02:04 -0600
...Just so everyone knows - the back side of the oil cooler has a groove to hold the new o-ring seal - AND it has...
Eurovan oil filter Warning
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Tue, 2 Sep 1997 12:47:00 -0500
...Until this nut is tightened no amount of torque on the filter will seal it or the oil cooler seal. On the EV's...
Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:17:55 -0800
Sudden massive oil leaks of that kind tend to be the o-ring seal for the oil cooler. Lots of VWs share the same...
Oil Cooler Oil Leak was Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:53:25 -0800
...Cold weather (0 F weather in here area for the last several days) and the seal going on the oil cooler. So all be...
Re: '72 oil cooler seals blown
Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
Mon, 04 Mar 1996 18:35:42 -0600
...in oil, but careful examination the > "whitish" look was tiny bubbles. > What the heck has happened? > Did I blow the oil cooler seals? Chris...
Re: Drip, drip drip from 2l1 oil cooler.
Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:42:05 -0500
...If it is oil you are leaking, my first guess is that the seal between the engine case and the oil cooler is the...
oil cooler seals
Historical mailing list
Sat, 04 Mar 1995 00:26:52 +0500
...and I am at the oil cooler stage. The problem is that I can not figure out which seals go where. The thinner ones...
Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:47:29 -0800
You were right !!! Although the leaking coolant appeared to be coming from the oil cooler ( and I was convinced it WAS the cooler) I...
Oil Cooler oil leak
Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:24:36 -0500
...How difficult is it to replace the seal (if I can find one) on my 86 GL? What holds the oil cooler on? I...
Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:51 -0400
The seal above the oil cooler will never re-seal after being disturbed. It quckly becomes hard and flat. get a new one. It...
Replacing oil cooler, was: oil leak found? (oil cooler)
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 08:43:05 -0400
...Sounds like the oil cooler, fer sure. There are a couple of seals that *can* be the source of this leak, but either way...
Re: Vanagon Stranded in Yuma, AZ..
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 08:07:17 -0800
Jim, Has any work been done on your van lately? When I had my oil cooler seal replaced, they cracked one of the coolant...
Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:32:20 -0700
...Thx again, Michael. > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > The seal above the oil cooler...
Oil Cooler seal
Historical mailing list - tomas fredricks
Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:20:33 -0800
I need some practical instruction on replacing the seal between the block and the oil cooler on my recently acquired '86 Synchro. The old...
Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 22:02:00 -0800
...oil leaks of that kind tend to be the o-ring seal for the > oil cooler. Lots of VWs share the same cooler and...
82 Westfalia - Motor Mounts and Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:29:17 -0500
While I was in there putting in oil cooler seals and a nice clean test oil cooler, I looked at the engine mounts and...
Oil Cooler Coolant hoses
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:46:01 -0400
...What was I doing? I want to replace the oil cooler seal. I can not get the oil cooler off with the hoses attached...
Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:36:34 -0700
...replacing oil cooler O-ring > I'm not sure about the sealer / lubrication question, but assuming you > are talking about the o sing behind...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:32 -0700
Yes, that 2.1 oil cooler seal is something I carry too, along with the 4 small hoses to the cooler, only about $20...
Small Oil Leak 91GL
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:19:36 -0500
...Any ideas? Oil pump seal? Right at the rear of the van near the cooler. Only about 1 tsp a day, but overspray on...
Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:23:29 EST
...Its either the o ring seal or the seam on the oil cooler itself. I just can't tell. Has anyone had experience with...
'72 oil cooler seals blown
Historical mailing list
Mon, 04 Mar 1996 11:31:46 -0600
...What the heck has happened? Did I blow the oil cooler seals? (probably) Isn't there some kind of pressure relief valve that bypasses...