There's a thin nut on the piece of threaded tube the filter screws on to (under the filter) Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Spratte" <[email protected]> To: "a2 16v Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 2:30 PM Subject: [a2-16v-list] Fun with Oil Coolers
> Okay, so the o-ring that seals the OEM oil cooler to the flange kissed the > wind last weekend. The result is that the car proceeded to rapidly change > it's own oil. > > I got a new o-ring. Drained the gallon of oil I dumped in to see where the > leak was coming from, dropped the filter and got the retaining nut off the > flange/shaft. Next step drop the cooler and pop the new o-ring on. > > Not so easy. > > I think the oil cooler is binding on the threaded filter shaft. Thought that > maybe the the top coolant line was causing the cooler to bind. That didn't > make a difference. I might be getting it half way of, but then it's locked > up hard enough to move the engine when I lean into it. I've tried wiggling, > twisting, etc. No luck. It was then that a friend of mine pointed out that > repeating the same thing over and over again is an indicator of insanity. > > Diagram in the Bentley is for an 8v and it says "16-valve is similar." Is > there a critical difference that is preventing me from getting this thing > off? Someone have an Ekta they could look at? > > Thanks in advance. > David > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
