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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Gaffers on 04 April 2009, 17:21:08
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Some here, esp Markey Mark, will know that I am having a mare with these oil cooler pipes.
My problems was a leak from the oil cooler plate and to get at that I had to undo the unions by the oil filter. Well 2 crows foot sockets later (lost the 1st one in the subframe/engine mount) and several weeks of wait I realised the unions had fused to the pipes, I didnt notice until the pipes were u/s.
Mark sent me a new set and I cut off the old ones. Now getting them back in is a bit of a job and so far I have stripped out the back of the engine (including DIS pack bracket) and I am about to remove the Nearside Cat.
I had left the unions on until today when I went to whip them off, the first one no problems, the second well bugger me if I could get any tool to fit. I tried 19mm crows foot socket 19&21mm socket, 19m spanner I even used a monkey wrench!
Well I stopped and decided before I bugger the union bolt altogether I have just invested in one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Gator-Grip-ETC-125MO-King-Socket/dp/B00008K2TF/ref=pd_cp_hi_2?pf_rd_p=413863601&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000N8NJIE&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0YP07AFVP7AT0FE6C8JY
That'll get the little sh!t off! >:( >:( >:( ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks gaffers! ::) ;D
I am changing my oil cooler next week and intended to make a start tomorrow by removing the old one!
You have made me feel a whole lot more confident about all going smoothly!!!! ::) ::) ;D ;D
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Thanks gaffers! ::) ;D
I am changing my oil cooler next week and intended to make a start tomorrow by removing the old one!
You have made me feel a whole lot more confident about all going smoothly!!!! ::) ::) ;D ;D
Sorry dude, didn't mean to put you off. All in all though despite spending 80 quid on tools still cheaper than the stealers :y
I may be up in Manchester area in a couple of months if you want to postpone until then.... ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Thanks gaffers! ::) ;D
I am changing my oil cooler next week and intended to make a start tomorrow by removing the old one!
You have made me feel a whole lot more confident about all going smoothly!!!! ::) ::) ;D ;D
Sorry dude, didn't mean to put you off. All in all though despite spending 80 quid on tools still cheaper than the stealers :y
I may be up in Manchester area in a couple of months if you want to postpone until then.... ::) ::) ::) ::)
Thanks for the offer. If it all goes tits up then I may just take you up on that. :y
I have got to start it though as I miss my miggy when I can't use it. :y
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Juat done an oil cooler on the V6 Elite Estate - used 19mm crows foot on oil cooler pipes - relatively easy to undo once oil filter and crank sensor removed.
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Juat done an oil cooler on the V6 Elite Estate - used 19mm crows foot on oil cooler pipes - relatively easy to undo once oil filter and crank sensor removed.
Thats what I thought until the unions fused to the pipes requiring the pipes to be cut off. Then I had to:
- remove DIS pack and shelf
- remove N/S Cat
- remove all other pipes, coolant and otherwise out of the way
The tool I ordered from Amazon.com came today from the States :o and it amde short work of the remaining cut-off union bolt. Pipes are now back in place and I shall have her back in working order tonight hopefully :y
Maybe the How-to could be altered to include this eventuality? :-/