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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Oil cooler stuck. help
OK thanks to all of you I now have the confidence to tackle the famous EGR cooler leak. I got it all taken apart today. Tested the egr cooler after removal and it leaks for sure.

I decided to do the engine oil cooler and now I can't get it loose from the housing. I found two nuts on the top and two bolts from the bottom. Put penetrating oil where there's probably "o" rings and it just won't budge like it's welded in there. No movement at all.

I read in the manual (pdf found here) you're supposed to replace the cooler as an assembly. I think I see why now. It might damage the housing just separating the cooler from the housing.

I'm seriously thinking of spending the big bucks for the bulletproof external cooler kit (also found here) even if I do find out how to get that thing out of the housing.

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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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I had to use a punch and mallot it takes a lot of encourgement if you know what i mean. put a couple picese of 4x4 wood on each side the cooler between them so it can fall between them.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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Thanks Redrock. I'll try that tomorrow. Just didn't want to take a chance on breaking it.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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put the housing on 2x4s and grab a socket that is just big enough to cover the ports and whack the hell out of the two sides evenly. It'll pop right out.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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I got it out! You were right about whacking it hard. Those are big "o" rings in there. Thanks for the fast replys.
 
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I use to hammers. I set a ball peen hammer on the port that stick up on the oil cooler then hit that hammer with another one. works great.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cheezit
I use to hammers. I set a ball peen hammer on the port that stick up on the oil cooler then hit that hammer with another one. works great.
uhhhhhhhhhhhh Your not really supposed to hit a hammer with another hammer
 
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ah yes that why I use a brass hammer.
I think what you mean to say is never strike to hardened objects together.
 
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Originally Posted by cheezit
ah yes that why I use a brass hammer.
I think what you mean to say is never strike to hardened objects together.
ahhh thats exactly what I was thinking
 
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If I still have your attention. I just thought this cooler may be hard to put back in the housing. Any tricks?
 
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I got it out! You were right about whacking it hard. Those are big "o" rings in there. Thanks for the fast replys.
Glad it worked for ya!
 
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If I still have your attention. I just thought this cooler may be hard to put back in the housing. Any tricks?

I just put it on the floor and pushed on both sides of the cover and it popped right in. Oil the O-rings and it'll be a breeze.
 
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If I still have your attention. I just thought this cooler may be hard to put back in the housing. Any tricks?
LOTS of vaseline around the o-rings.
 
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LOTS of vaseline around the o-rings.

I used clean engine oil
 
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I use assembly lube. lubraplate to be exact.
 
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