Cooler - engine oil
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Cooler - engine oil
Engine - L SeriesCooler - engine oil
Refit
- Clean oil pressure switch threads.
- Apply Loctite 577 to threads of switch.
- Fit oil pressure switch and tighten to 15 Nm.
- Connect multiplug to oil pressure switch.
- Position splash guard, fit and tighten bolts to 10 Nm.
- Position steering wheel straight ahead.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Top-up engine oil. See MAINTENANCE.
- Connect battery earth lead.
COOLER - ENGINE OIL
Service repair no - 12.60.68
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Remove engine acoustic cover. See this section.
- Drain cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM - ’L’ SERIES, Adjustments.
- Loosen clip and release water pump hose from from oil cooler.
- Loosen clip and release top hose from oil cooler.
- Position container to collect fluid loss from oil cooler.
- Loosen bolt clamping oil cooler pipes together.
- Using a 22 mm open ended spanner loosen oil pipe unions on cooler.
- Disconnect oil pipes from cooler, remove and discard 2 ’O’ rings.
CAUTION: Plug the connections.
- Remove 3 bolts securing oil cooler to cylinder block.
- Remove oil cooler.
Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Land Rover Freelander
- PARTEngine gasket setSearch: Land Rover Freelander 1998 engine gasket set
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLFeeler gauge setSearch: feeler gauge set
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