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sparten Junior Member Offline usually,fixing his miggy Posts: 127 ffoss-y-ffin,near aberaeron Gender: Drives: omega 2.5 cdxi	oil cooler replacement 11. Dec 2009 at 12:46 help i'm stuck just gone to undo oil cooler pipes by oil filter,taken oil filter cap off taken cartridge out but how does the housing come off and what do you use as it is tight
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serek Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1178 huntingdon Gender: Drives: 3.2 ELITE IRMSCHERMANUAL LSD**	Re: oil cooler replacement Reply #1 - 11. Dec 2009 at 12:49 inside housing is nut for 27mm socket
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sparten Junior Member Offline usually,fixing his miggy Posts: 127 ffoss-y-ffin,near aberaeron Gender: Drives: omega 2.5 cdxi	Re: oil cooler replacement Reply #2 - 11. Dec 2009 at 12:51 cheers mate your a star now wares my sockets
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: oil cooler replacement Reply #3 - 11. Dec 2009 at 13:04 Inside the base of the oil filter housing is a bolt. This requires either a hex insert or a large socket.
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Re: oil cooler replacement
Reply #4 - 11. Dec 2009 at 14:21

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 13:04:

Inside the base of the oil filter housing is a bolt.

This requires either a hex insert or a large socket.

yep you were right it was a hex insert my oil cooler problem is getting there least it stoped raining now bl##dy weather just freezing my arse off instead,not good when your riddled with arthritas

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sparten Junior Member Offline usually,fixing his miggy Posts: 127 ffoss-y-ffin,near aberaeron Gender: Drives: omega 2.5 cdxi	Re: oil cooler replacement Reply #5 - 11. Dec 2009 at 14:28 just been on phone to vx dealer one thing to note when doing this job the seal that goes on the base of the housing does not come with new filter only the top ,i.e the cap and thats an extra 5.26 the cost is adding up for a straight forward i say that loosly job when will it end
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Re: oil cooler replacement
Reply #6 - 11. Dec 2009 at 15:27

sparten wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 14:28:

just been on phone to vx dealer one thing to note when doing this job the seal that goes on the base of the housing does not come with new filter only the top ,i.e the cap and thats an extra 5.26 the cost is adding up for a straight forward i say that loosly job when will it end Shocked

you will probably not need one....done many now and never needed to replace one yet.

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Re: oil cooler replacement
Reply #7 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:47

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 15:27:

sparten wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 14:28:

just been on phone to vx dealer one thing to note when doing this job the seal that goes on the base of the housing does not come with new filter only the top ,i.e the cap and thats an extra 5.26 the cost is adding up for a straight forward i say that loosly job when will it end Shocked

oh well if a jobs worth doing i might as well do it properly,seal on order and a seal for that big stainless looking pipe that runs across the driver's side manifold as i am going to attempt to take off breather box as it is chocked solid i am begining to think service was not in last owner's dictionary Cheesy

you will probably not need one....done many now and never needed to replace one yet.

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