Oil Cooler: Service and Repair

Oil Cooler
REMOVAL

CAUTION:
If the engine oil is spilt over exhaust pipe or the under cover, wipe it off with cloth to avoid emitting smoke or causing a fire.

1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Lift up the vehicle.
3) Remove the under cover.
4) Drain engine coolant.
5) Drain the engine oil.
6) Remove the bolts which hold the engine oil cooler water pipe to engine.





7) Disconnect the water hose from oil cooler.





8) Remove the oil filter using the ST.
9) Remove the oil cooler connector and remove the oil cooler.





INSTALLATION
1) Install the oil cooler to oil pan upper with oil cooler connector.

NOTE:
Use a new gasket.

Tightening torque:
T: 54 N�m (5.5 kgf-m, 39.8 ft-lb)





2) Install the oil filter.
3) Connect the water hose.





4) Install the engine oil cooler water pipe onto engine.
Tightening torque:
6.4 N�m (0.7 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb)





5) Lower the vehicle.
6) Refill the engine oil.
7) Fill engine coolant.
8) Check the engine oil level.

INSPECTION
1) Check that coolant passages are not clogged using an compressed air.
2) Check that the oil pan upper and O-ring installing surface of oil filter are not damaged.