Eric:
After you remove the thin nut on the short nipple, reach in ABOVE the
cooler [heat exchanger, actually] with a needle-nosed Vise-Grip (tm) and
loosen the nipple. Unscrew nipple rest of way and lower it. You'll be able
to slip the O-ring in without disconnecting the water lines; then replace
nipple & tighten w/ Vise-Grips. Install & tighten nut, replace oil filter
and refill oil. BT,DT.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Schumacher" <[email protected]>
To: "D. Spratte" <[email protected]>; "a2 16v Mailing List"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Fun with Oil Coolers
> 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
> >
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