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[REvil71]

Hi
I have just dropped our 2.6 elite estate off to the garage to be checked for the
faulty 'oil cooler'.
It has mayo in where there was once water.
Been told by the garage that a replacement part (once got out for number) will cost
roughly £160+vat then about £200 to flush system with the rad and all pipes
being removed.
ouch.
Is this a good overall price or does anyone know a better way to go.
Other than this, the car was mint.
Any comments greatly appreciated.......................................

[05omegav6]

That is about right both for part and labour costs...

Might find an OOF mechanic will be a bit cheaper for labour, but need to factor either getting the car towed or paying some sort of call out charge

At the end of the day, it's a good 3-4 hours labour to change it and possibly the same again to clear all the gunk out, and it needs to be left over night for the sealant to set

[omega3000]

Not a bad price really considering all the faffing about and hassle , sometimes its better to let a competent garage to do the repairs  And its getting cold outside 

[REvil71]

Yes
Cheers for the comments
Sounds like it is in the best place.

[05omegav6]

Not a bad price really considering all the faffing about and hassle , sometimes its better to let a competent garage to do the repairs  And its getting cold outside 

Ya big jessie...

[petec]

I had to take the oil cooler/heat exchanger out of my 2.6 a couple of weeks ago to fix a leaking cover plate although in my case rad was stainless steel and in good nick thankfully. Not difficult to replace but as stated previously a bit time consuming and fiddly  . If the garage you plan to use is not a VX stealer then it may be worth checking that they intend to fit  new dowty washers to coolant bridge and that they are going to use the proper Vx grey goo to seal the cover plate else you will probably end up with coolant leaks. Think I have read elsewhere that the new cooler comes as a kit with nuts and sealing washers so less chance of getting that wrong.

If you decide to do it yourself then apart from warm overalls a 3/8" drive socket set is useful and you will need some torx bits and ideally a low range torque wrench or just well calibrated fingers

[REvil71]

  cheers for the info