Oil cooler and mount - Urgent

[JC]

Right then, car is leaving a massive snail trail and i am 9% certain itds from the Oil cooler itself of the mount.

I have ripped the old one off my spare lump and it seems surprising easy to do 

So,

1, are the seals ( o ring for the mount , and one for the mount ) still avaialble

2, whats the torque setting for the attachment bolts ? and the cooler nut

3, is it really that easy

4,could i cheat and clamp the water hoses so i dont have to drain the coolant

Thanks in advance - gotta love dinner time MEchanicking 

[Conker]

Only 9% certain?

You don't sound very certain.

 

[Diamond Hell]

Right then, car is leaving a massive snail trail and i am 9% certain itds from the Oil cooler itself of the mount.

I have ripped the old one off my spare lump and it seems surprising easy to do 

So,

1, are the seals ( o ring for the mount , and one for the mount ) still avaialble

2, whats the torque setting for the attachment bolts ? and the cooler nut

3, is it really that easy

4,could i cheat and clamp the water hoses so i dont have to drain the coolant

Thanks in advance - gotta love dinner time MEchanicking 

1. Yes the o-ring is available from yer GSF, ECP or VeeWS.  Why would you need another seal?  Just run the nut off that secures it, remove the hoses and pull it down.

2. Shouldn't really need torquing - just tighten the sucker up.

3.  I think it's easier than you're making out actually.

4. Maybe, but I couldn't be ar$ed with that - drop the coolant and put a litre of fresh G12+ in there.

If cars have taught us one thing it's that nothing is ever easy.  It's not a job I'd do at lunch, simply because it involves oil, water and the possibility of not being able to get home if you fail to complete the job!

[sidecarphil]

i would do it carefully with a bit of time

don't want to be stuck at the side of the road cos you rushed it

[edd16v]

The seal went in mine and pissed oil everywhere, got a new seal from VW took the old one off and found some idiot had sealed it with something like bathroom sealant.

It was an easy job but I would only do it at home because if you do get a problem you will be stuck.

If I remember rightly I couldn't get my torque wrench in there so done the nut up by hand  to a sensible tightness and haven't ever had a problem since.

I didin't bother clamping the hoses, coolants only cheap so I put some fresh stuff in there.

Edd

[danny_p]

iirc   seal is the same one as on oil filter,  so just nick seal off old oil filter

[JC]

alas some confusion 

conker 99% 

lunch tiime for me is at HOME, everyday- joys of living at work 

spare engine dismantled ok. Car was a different story, but the seal between the mount and the cooler was rock hard so hopefully it was that as the mount isnt coming off just yet due to a rounded alen screw 

skived off for an hour this avo to clean it all up, managed to plug the coolant hoses so  no losses. ( new Antifreeze only went in 300 miles ago  ) .  also minimum oil loss so shall refit the filter and top up to ensure i have cured the leak before doing an oil n filter change 

[nealey]

Be careful when tightening the cooler back up as if you overtighten it the cooler crushes and will always leak

[rubjonny]

the oil cooler seal is different to the oil filter seal, its supposed to sit inside a recess in the cooler so it doesnt get blown out by pressure plus its round in profile rather than flat like on a filter.  The gen vag ones have securing tabs that clip onto the cooler, some of the pattern ones are just round.  I've used both with no bother (so far)

[JC]

cheers jonny, the spare cooler had the seal with the lugs, cleaned and soaked at work yesterday.

the one fitted to the car DID look like an oil filter seal 

[crosses fingers ] no leaks so far