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[psnimv6]

hello today i am going to reseal my oil cooler plate my question is when refiting the oil cooler plate how much sealant do you use :question and how tight do you tighten the bolts up after, do you need to let it dry partly first or not  :question and can you drive car straight after or do you need to leave it to dry  :question

[TheBoy]

hello today i am going to reseal my oil cooler plate my question is when refiting the oil cooler plate how much sealant do you use :question and how tight do you tighten the bolts up after, do you need to let it dry partly first or not  :question and can you drive car straight after or do you need to leave it to dry  :question

Torque setting sin Book of Lies (don't have handy currently). Sealent, grey, just a nice continous bead, about 7 or 8mm in diameter.

[v6coop]

Is the sealant the one in the silicone sealant type tube which requires inserting into a sealnt gun to apply? If so I remember using the thinest bead you could apply (already a hole in the apllicator nozzle?) into the groove cut into the cooler plate, but make sure it is spotlessly clean and degreased with meths or petrol. I left it a couple of minutes then fastened it down first fingertight then to the required torque starting in the middle and working systematicaly and radially outwards to the torque as described in the haynes manual (can't remember offhand). By the time you have put all the induction gubbins back on it should be ok to run (at least mine was) but it would probaly be a good idea to leave it overnight if you can before running.  

[psnimv6]

`thanks for the fast responce,s will give it ago and see how i get on thanks again

[v6coop]

Torque setting here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1156365122 under heat exchanger to 'cylinder'? block ie 20nm. To be clear when I said degrease I meant with a clean cloth soaked in meths or petrol. Remove any trace of old gasket or sealant too.

[feeutfo]

guide in maintenance section. Use too much rather thannot enough, if you know what i mean, but try not to let the excess fall into the water bath. Then when fitted and torqued down(haynes) smooth the excess round with your finger like you would round the edges of your bath at home, add more if you like round the edge to give a good bead. You dont want to have to go in there again. It is important that both surfaces are clean and dry, no bits of gaskit or oil/water. Oil pipes will be in the way, so you either need to undo at the other end with a flair nut spanner by the oil filter, or bend them up out of the way(as i did, pipes to tight) other wise you risk disturbing the sealent when you squeeze the plate past them. It can be a bit of fiddle.

Hth.

[TheBoy]

guide in maintenance section. Use too much rather thannot enough, if you know what i mean, but try not to let the excess fall into the water bath. Then when fitted and torqued down(haynes) smooth the excess round with your finger like you would round the edges of your bath at home, add more if you like round the edge to give a good bead. You dont want to have to go in there again. It is important that both surfaces are clean and dry, no bits of gaskit or oil/water. Oil pipes will be in the way, so you either need to undo at the other end with a flair nut spanner by the oil filter, or bend them up out of the way(as i did, pipes to tight) other wise you risk disturbing the sealent when you squeeze the plate past them. It can be a bit of fiddle.

Hth.

Dont Bend! Its likely that the bending will cause a leak at lower end anyway

[feeutfo]

ps you may want to look at the thermostat housing as well maybe replace it while your there, that can leak as well sometimes. Comes in the housing, 2 orings for the pipe and one to the block. Just in case.