small correction: "onto which the OIL FILTER screws"...........

"5)  remove nut in the middle of the oil cooler (a
> collar nut around the thing onto which the oil cooler
> screws - ed.)"

Bob Stevens

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: Oil Cooler oil leak

> --- Richard Hotchkiss <hotch@HOTSTRINGS-INC.COM>
> wrote:
> > I'm on the road, 1000 miles away from my Bentley,
> > and I noticed a leak
> > around my oil cooler. I haven't lost much oil yet
> > but I have to drive home
> > this weekend. How difficult is it to replace the
> > seal (if I can find one) on
> > my 86 GL? What holds the oil cooler on? I must leave
> > tomorrow. Hotch
>
> My Haynes Manual says Parenthetical (..) comments are
> mine):
>
> 2) remove oil filter.
>
> 3&4)  clamp coolant hoses to and from oil cooler (or
> get ready to plug them when removed).
>
> 5)  remove nut in the middle of the oil cooler (a
> collar nut around the thing onto which the oil cooler
> screws - ed.)  Remove the oil cooler and recover the
> o-ring.
>
> 6)  use new o-ring when refitting.  Clean oil cooler
> and block mating faces and coat with suitable sealant
> (vw amv 188 101.02 or equivalent) and being careful
> not to get any sealant into the central area sealed by
> the o-ring.
>
> 7) with the o-ring and oil cooler in place, re-fit
> central (collar) nut and tighten it to the specified
> torque (torque not given). check that the oil cooler
> is not fouling any adjcent components (whatever that
> means).
>
> 8)  re-fit and secure coolant hoses with clamps.
>
> 9)  fit and tighten oil filter in normal way (smear
> some oil on rubber seal etc), and hand tighten only.
>
> 10) check coolant levels and oil levels and
>
> 11)  start engiine and check for oil and coolant
> leaks.
>
>
> Sounds like it's not too bad of a job, its an o-ring
> you need (not a gasket) and some sealant.
>
> I'll add step: one needs to purge the coolant of air.
>
> good luck,  Malcolm
>
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