Re: [T3] Leaky oil cooler

["Everett Barnes" <everettb@thesamba.com>]

<x-flowed>> My oil cooler is definitely leaking. When the engine is idling, I can see a small amount coming out, and this increases as I rev the engine, so that there is a little puddle of oil on top of the engine. 
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This sounds like leaky oil cooler seals to me. 

> I have an engine gasket set, will the correct oil-cooler seals be in there? 
Very possibly. 

> And how do you do it? Can you remove the engine tin with the engine in the  car? I don't think there are instructions for this job in any of the manuals. 
Yes, I've done it a few times.  It's easier with engine out though.  I would 
say the most important thing is to use a BIG screw driver to turn the engine 
tin screws, they are easy to strip out or may be frozen in place. 

It's a lot harder to reassemble the tin as you have to get the pieces lined 
up to thread the screws in.  I had to have a helper hold things for a few of 
them. 

> And, most important, should I stop driving the car till it's fixed? 
If it's a minor leak, it should be ok.  I drove my '66 home from San Diego 
to Phoenix with a small seal leak (~500 miles) but I had the parts, tools, 
and oil with me just in case it got serious.  I parked it at home until it 
was fixed. 

- Everett 

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