factory oil cooler, can you install it while its in the car Options

[bernbomb914]

have to change the oil cooler. can it be done in the car without removing the motor

Bernie

[ClayPerrine]

QUOTE (Dave_Darling @ Mar 15 2005, 07:57 PM)

I am told that there is a tiny possibility that you could unscrew the studs that the cooler mounts onto, and drop the cooler and studs together. You would naturally have to put the new cooler and the studs up there as a unit, then screw the studs back into the case, then the nuts onto the studs. (Not to mention the outboard bracket you have to remove or dismantle.) Umm, even if this is possible, it will likely take about eight times as long as dropping the motor and doing the job the right way. And the risk of having the threads come out of the engine case with the studs is definitely non-zero. --DD

Yes, it CAN be done with the engine in the car!!!! (And why does everyone not believe me when I say this???)




I did it that way 6 times. It worked every time. Just follow the procedure for replacing the seals, and then unscrew the 2 long studs. The cooler will fall out. When you go to put it back, just put the studs in the cooler before trying to put it in. Then install the seals like the article outlines.