Oil cooler (page 2 of 2)

10. Slacken clip and remove radiator bottom hose from oil cooler.
11. Slacken 5 clips and disconnect hoses from engine coolant outlet elbow, coolant pump, radiator outlet pipe, oil cooler and engine coolant rail.
12. Remove coolant pipe assembly from engine.
13. Position container to collect any oil spillage.

14. Using a 22 mm crow foot spanner, slacken oil cooler pipe unions and release from cooler.
15. Remove and discard ’O’ ring seals from oil cooler pipes.

CAUTION: Plug the connections.

16. Remove 3 bolts securing oil cooler to mounting bracket, remove cooler.

Refit

1. Fit oil cooler to mounting bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
2. Clean oil cooler pipe connections.
3. Lubricate ’O’ ring seals with clean engine oil.
4. Apply Loctite 243 to threads of unions.
5. Fit ’O’ ring seals to cooler pipes, position pipes to cooler and tighten unions to 26 Nm.
6. Remove spillage container.
7. Fit coolant pipe assembly to engine.
8. Connect coolant pipes and tighten clips.
9. Connect radiator bottom hose to intercooler and tighten clip.
10. Fit intercooler hose to inlet manifold intake pipe and tighten clip.
11. Connect intercooler top hose and tighten clip.
12. Refill cooling system. See MAINTENANCE.
13. Fit LH under belly panel. See BODY, Repairs.
14. Fit under belly panel. See BODY, Repairs.
15. Fit sound deadening pad and secure with bolts.
16. Connect battery earth lead.