Oil leaking from the oil cooler, Procedure question Options

[Txbentleyboy]

Does the engine need to be removed to change the seals?

Any and all thoughts are appreciated!

[Jack Standz]

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Going back to Emery’s post, make sure shop has done UV dye trace in the oil before you let them tear stuff apart.

I also have an engine that had an oil pressure sensor hole that was stripped out and leaking profusely. It looked just like an oil cooler leak from below.

Bottom line, make the shop prove to you that they know where the leak is originating before they start charging $ for dropping an engine. When I first posted, I was under the impression you were the one doing the work and that labor is essentially free.

Totally agree. And from the first post, it seemed you knew it was the oil cooler seals that were the problem. Since that may not be the problem, more/better diagnostics are in order.

When I tested our new 2056 motor last year, it had good oil pressure, so installed it. Turns out it had an oil leak in the same area, but turned out to be the oil pressure sending unit. It was a little loose and was an easy fix to tighten it from the top side - no engine dropping required (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif).

In addition, even though the shop isn't a type iv specialist, if they know VWs, they know type iv oil coolers. The type iv oil cooler is a pretty simple part and is really just a VW "dog house" cooler.