I finished replacing my EGR Cooler about three months back and know that getting that turbo out is a b****. However, I'm seeing my delta climbing and know that the Oil Cooler needs to be replaced.

I don't have the money for a Bullet Proof Cooler, but was going to replace it with the factory cooler.

Is it possible, with a little finagling, to get the Oil Cooler out without having to loosen or remove the turbo?

 

Its easy to remove it. Plus the intake has to come out.

 

I have "heard" of guys removing the intake without removing the turbo, but it seems to me to be a way bigger pain than to just remove the turbo.

The intake has to come out to get the cooler housing removed.

Josh

 

You got the Turbo In & Out once so you can do it

Its not worth the Fight to try and leave it in assuming you don't have the rear cross piece in intake I didn't see what year we talking about

But the Turbo will be Easy Lots easier next time I will PM you some info How I go about it works great for me. Maybe you can take something from it and use it in the way you go about it we all do it slightly different but the outcome is Same

You will be a Pro at it this time
Its Not bad I used to Dread taking that thing out to But after a few times its nothing simple as changing a Tire

 

Trust I have tried with no luck. One could do it with a little bit of cutting and hacking though

 

I had someone ask if I've flush the radiator. I did that about the same time I replaced the EGR Cooler (when I had to replace the radiator).

As a matter of fact, in some of the threads I've read, flushing the coolant system may have been what caused the Oil Cooler to clog. Prior to the flush, my delta was about 4* - 8*. Now it's 15* - 25*.

 

There was a thread here with a member showing how he did it, but I can't locate it at the moment.

Josh

 

He took off the rear mounting ear for the EGR cooler IIRC. That's what let it fit around the pedestal.

 

Like I said a bit of hackery and cutting. Thats the only way I know it can be done

 

Not worth it...

Josh

 

sounds harder to Hack it then pull the turbo

 

My guess is only the first time

 

HAHAHA

I forgot about that "HOTWRENCH" LMAO

The pieces Melt right off HEHEHE

 

The turbo is easy. Three clamps, six bolts, a connector, and a feed line and it should pop right out.
I was just in your situation a few weeks ago. You are right that flushing your coolant system is probably what clogged your cooler. And unless you ensure that 100% of all the particles in your coolant are removed(drained out), you could very well end up instantly clogging your brand new cooler.

Ask me how I know...

I flushed my system a couple weeks prior to doing my oil cooler job(my cooler was already plugged). When I did the cooler I induced a change in the cooling system - I re-opened a circuit that was previously restricted. The resulting flow increase put particales that had settled between the pump and cooler intake back on the move, and right back into my brand new oil cooler!
Looking back, I probably could have back-flushed the system to fix the clogged new cooler, but the idea that the system was so finicky kinda ticked me off, so I went back in there and installed the BPD cooler and couldn't be happier with my decision. You're right, it's expensive, but it's a superior oil cooling and filtration system. If you can stomach it I strongly recommend just biting the bullet.

If you decide to stay OEM, I suggest back flushing your system through your cooler feed port(on the engine block) once you get the oil cooler off. If your oil cooler did truly seem to clog up "all of a sudden", then you may be able to just back flush the currently installed cooler. It only takes a couple hours to do and might be worth a try. There is a "how to" somewhere in the tech folder thread.

 

I knew this video would come in handy.

You have to really to appreciate What Ron does with all the videos.
Also check out SrMasterTech he also puts a lot into his videos and
has a turbo one also.

Sean