 Oil cooler seal change - need to drain oil? |
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| sfrenck |
 Jul 27 2011, 05:36 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-February 10 From: Wilmington, DE Member No.: 11,411 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Is it necessary to drain the oil for an oil cooler seal change? I'm a cheap bastard... well, actually I'm a Porsche Poor bastard... don't want to waste the oil and filter I just put in to get 'er going, but now I have a leak.
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jul 27 2011, 05:53 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
more common leak is the pressure sender. Not saying they dont leak, but I'd check the sender first. It sits next to the cooler so it can appear as the cooler is the culprit when it isn't. To answer your question though, no need to drain.
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| McMark |
Jul 27 2011, 10:58 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Nope, you don't need to drain the oil.
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