Oil cooler seal replacement, Impossibe with engine installed Options

[Ctrout]

Has anybody here tried to replace your oil cooler seals with the engine installed in the vehicle (a la pelican article)? The article is a little vague and I think I loosened the wrong bolt and now I may have to drop the engine just to tighten it again! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I loosened a 17mm bolt next to the oil filter and now it just spins. I think there is a nut behind it that I can't get to. Does anybody have a picture indicating the correct bolts (or nuts) to remove?

[SpecialK]

Had to go out to the garage and see exactly where the nut is. I believe you may be able to tighten it without removing the tin. The nut you need to get at is directly behind and above the t-stat pulley (if yours is still there), or the forward inboard edge of the lower tin on the driver's side. You may not be able to actually see the nut without using a mirror, but if you put your finger up into the gap between the tin and the case your finger will be right on it. You could probably modify (cut, bend, grind, whatever it takes) a 17mm wrench and stuff it up there while you turn the head of the bolt. The only alternative is to pull the head to get the tin off, and I think I'd try to get a little creative before I went through all that crap. I wish my POS camera was working, but trust me, it's there.

Best of Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)