Took some pics of a new oil cooler today. I thought someone else would find it as interesting as I did. But it doesn't take much to interest me.

This is just the heat exchanger minus the mounts. Notice the alignment pins and the coolant ports at each end. Both ends are identical so even a shade tree mechanic like me can't screw up getting the mounts on the right ends.



Close up of the finned cooling tubes and an alignment pin.



End view showing the oil passage tubes.



Here's an exploded diagram of the whole assembly.



That's it for now. Oil cooler R&R is tomorrow.

 

Robin,

What is that sensor with the part #6A051? I dont even see a port in the scamatic where it would go...Any help would as always be greatly appriciated. Looking forward to reading about the R&R of the OC. Thanks bud.

 

That's the block heater element.

An oil cooler write-up has been done but I will send you some pics if you want.

 

OK thanks was just curious now i remeber see that when i change my oil in December. I was suffering from CRS for a moment. Sure i would like to see the pics of how you rebuild if you wouldnt mind. You know me i always do better with pics. lol. thanks agian bud!

 

Robin,
Where do you come up with this stuff? Are you changing your oil cooler out? Nice job on the pics.

 

Great pics as always Robin!

 

I was interested as well as why the cooler R&R as well. I would like to see the old verses new pics.

 

Thanks Guys.

I will post some pics of the old one.

Yes Roland. Oil cooler R&R today. When changing the water pump I noticed a sheen of something floating on the drained coolant. Then I checked the de-gas bottle and it had a film of oil on the sides. When I was at the dealership parts counter my friend BJ, the parts guy, told me he had an oil cooler he was wanting to get out of inventory. It was ordered and never picked up. He let me buy it for half list price as well as the gaskets and o-rings. In the last couple of weeks I have put in new rockers & pedestals, push rods, injector cups, injectors and water pump. Might as well put in a new oil cooler as well.

 

I need to order up the O-rings and gaskets for mine, as well. I noticed a little oil stain around the timing cover end housing. I want to nip it before it gets worse.
Good luck on the install. Hope all goes well.

 

Robim, that's a lot of work you have done. Good job! So much for retirement? Sounds. like you been putting on a clinic up there in Payson.

 

[quote=flatbeder;8857158] Sounds. like you been putting on a clinic up there in Payson.[/quote]

A clinic for one, me. Would have been nice to share this with at least one other.

 

I would have loved to have been there for this,but I live too far away.

 

I would of loved to been there aswell! And I would of been there if I didn't have to work.

 

[QUOTE=PaysonPSD;8857167]haha i feel the same way

 

Quite interesting. I have always wondered how that worked exactly. I imagined the tube as a heat exchanger where the oil entered from one end, ran through some tubes and came back out on the same end as it started. From the photos, it looks like it may work differently. Does the oil run through the tubes and exit out the other end directly into the side of the block?

You must have great spring weather up there in Payson because you have been a busy bee lately. Lots of great pics....