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> Oil cooler leak, Do I have to pull the engine?
Yoei66
post Jun 9 2006, 04:48 PM
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I've been having a slight engine oil leak since last fall. The leak is getting worse now and needs attention. I jest had my valves adjusted at a local shop and asked the owner to look for the source of the leak. My suspicion was confirmed that the leak was coming from the oil cooler. Apparently there are seals where the cooler attaches to the engine, and that is what is leaking. The shop wants to pull the engine to fix this leak, but I'm thinking of trying to fix it myself. Is it possible to get to the oil cooler and replace the seals by removing engine tin, or dose the engine have to come out?
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post Jun 10 2006, 05:26 AM
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It's not as hard as it looks.


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) You'll find that once you loosen the cooler it will start dripping oil. I like to pull the cooler free, let it drip overnight and finish up the next day.

No one has yet to suggest it may be the oil pressure switch, have you taken a close look to be sure its not?
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post Jun 10 2006, 05:33 AM
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It's not as hard as it looks.


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) You'll find that once you loosen the cooler it will start dripping oil. I like to pull the cooler free, let it drip overnight and finish up the next day.

No one has yet to suggest it may be the oil pressure switch, have you taken a close look to be sure its not?


Pull the tin off the top right side and see what you got. Could be the oil pressure switch (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif)
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Yoei66   Oil cooler leak   Jun 9 2006, 04:48 PM
tod914   I did mine with the engine in (replacing the seals...   Jun 9 2006, 04:51 PM
MattR   I did it too. I thought it was tough. Then I tri...   Jun 9 2006, 04:53 PM
Aaron Cox   to me... its easier to drop the motor.... thats m...   Jun 9 2006, 05:13 PM
MattR   The problem is you have to access the motor from t...   Jun 9 2006, 05:40 PM
Aaron Cox   why not just pull the front fan shroud and not wor...   Jun 9 2006, 05:42 PM
Yoei66   I have limited tools, and no engine pull experienc...   Jun 9 2006, 05:54 PM
ClayPerrine   Here's the club thread on how to do it..... ...   Jun 9 2006, 09:30 PM
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