Removing the Oil Cooler - IDI Engine - VWDiesel.net The IDI, TDI, and mTDI source.

• Removing the Oil Cooler by catlin_cava on 09 Jun, 2009 18:42
• How the Hell do I remove the oil cooler???
• #1 by Vincent Waldon on 09 Jun, 2009 18:49
• Quote from: catlin_cava on 09 Jun, 2009 18:42

  How the Hell do I remove the oil cooler???
  

  
  27mm injector socket works perfectly on the nut.... it's on the tube the oil filter screws into.
• #2 by catlin_cava on 09 Jun, 2009 19:28
• Is That to remove it from The block?
• #3 by Vincent Waldon on 09 Jun, 2009 19:38
• Nope, that removes it from the oil filter flange.  The oil filter flange bolts to the block with three bolts.
• #4 by catlin_cava on 10 Jun, 2009 05:45
• I need a really big hammer   
• #5 by arb on 10 Jun, 2009 09:37
• Quote from: catlin_cava on 10 Jun, 2009 05:45

  I need a really big hammer   
  

  
  Once you remove the nut (on the same threaded pipe the filter screws onto) it should be easy to remove by hand from the aluminum flange bolted to the block. Maybe the rubber gasket is stuck between the 2 ?
• #6 by catlin_cava on 10 Jun, 2009 10:04
• its not going to be hard to take it apart. its one of the 3 bolts to the block is stripped.
• #7 by arb on 10 Jun, 2009 11:16
• Quote from: catlin_cava on 10 Jun, 2009 10:04

  its not going to be hard to take it apart. its one of the 3 bolts to the block is stripped.
  

  
  Man, that's not fun. Drill, heat, easy-out (Quality one, not from China)
• #8 by catlin_cava on 10 Jun, 2009 11:27
• I may just junk the block anyways,
• #9 by catlin_cava on 11 Jun, 2009 17:46
• Well I got the oil cooler off....some easy outs(really good ones) then bolts come right off.