Replace oil cooler anyway?
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Replace oil cooler anyway?
I was seeing a 35-40 degree spread and planned on changing my oil cooler (last changed 30k miles ago)
During the flush I took a longer drive (30 miles or so) to get some supplies and my oil temp would not get above 205, previously on the same trip it was getting to 232.
Should I still change the oil cooler or finish flush and add coolant?
Thanks
During the flush I took a longer drive (30 miles or so) to get some supplies and my oil temp would not get above 205, previously on the same trip it was getting to 232.
Should I still change the oil cooler or finish flush and add coolant?
Thanks
Postmaster
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damn. tats a high delta. if ur gonna change ur oil cooler, please ensure tat u change ur egr cooler as well. flush everything out b4 u change ur oil cooler and egr cooler.
there are ford recommendations. best of luck.
there are ford recommendations. best of luck.
Tuned
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your oil cooler is not fixed, it's temporary and will come back. Your EGR cooler has been damaged and needs to be changed or deleted, I'm going with the EGR cooler from BulletProof and the oem style oil cooler.
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I was seeing a 35-40 degree spread and planned on changing my oil cooler (last changed 30k miles ago)
During the flush I took a longer drive (30 miles or so) to get some supplies and my oil temp would not get above 205, previously on the same trip it was getting to 232.
Should I still change the oil cooler or finish flush and add coolant?
Thanks
During the flush I took a longer drive (30 miles or so) to get some supplies and my oil temp would not get above 205, previously on the same trip it was getting to 232.
Should I still change the oil cooler or finish flush and add coolant?
Thanks
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From: Whittier, CA
It is disturbing to me that in only 30k miles you may need a new oil cooler element. Have you been monitoring temps all along, or is this a new gauge? If you have been monitoring, did this increase in temp happen gradually? Have you been running a coolant filter? Was the system flushed when the oil cooler was replaced last time?
Sorry for the inquisition. Just hoping to learn something from this.
Sorry for the inquisition. Just hoping to learn something from this.
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Yes I also installed a coolant filter last oil cooler change
Yes I flushed before last oil cooler replacement
Edge insight had a bad screen and I went 5 months without it before i sent it in to be replacedso I have no idea if it happened gradually or all of a sudden
It was great for first 20k while insight was working
Yes I flushed before last oil cooler replacement
Edge insight had a bad screen and I went 5 months without it before i sent it in to be replacedso I have no idea if it happened gradually or all of a sudden
It was great for first 20k while insight was working
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Yes I also installed a coolant filter last oil cooler change
Yes I flushed before last oil cooler replacement
Edge insight had a bad screen and I went 5 months without it before i sent it in to be replacedso I have no idea if it happened gradually or all of a sudden
It was great for first 20k while insight was working
Yes I flushed before last oil cooler replacement
Edge insight had a bad screen and I went 5 months without it before i sent it in to be replacedso I have no idea if it happened gradually or all of a sudden
It was great for first 20k while insight was working
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The cooler shouldn't have plugged up in 30k miles.
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Coolant filter was installed at time of last oil cooler replacement
Yes did vc9 flush before last replacement
Oil changed 1700 miles ago
I guess bad sensor good be the problem but why would it not be the same during current flush?
Yes did vc9 flush before last replacement
Oil changed 1700 miles ago
I guess bad sensor good be the problem but why would it not be the same during current flush?
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From what you said, this happened in only 10k miles, because that is when your gauge went dead, and all was well up until then. This really makes me question if the oil cooler is bad. I'm leaning toward risking some coolant, maybe even a new sensor, and see where you are before tearing into the thing again.
