Oil cooler

[YorksMG2013]

Hello all

My recent overheating probs have been traced to a failed oil cooler unit.
Is there anyone in Yorkshire area who could come to York (where car is) and fit a replacement unit (which I will be sourcing)?
Can't really afford to keep paying garage hourly rates to get the car fixed, so need an owner/enthusiast who has the skills (which I don't) to replace the unit for me at a more reasonable cost.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Andrew

[DMGRS]

Thankfully not a hard job at all - if I was closer I'd book the afternoon out and pop over myself.
BigRuss is near Huddersfield and may be able to help, but I'm not sure if he travels or not these days (it's been a while since I've spoken to him).

We have the part you need here, and we've just dropped the price thanks to some pretty extensive negotiations with our supplier: https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/products/75-...-kv6-pbc000031

[dave lincs]

Hi Andrew

A new oil cooler can be purchased from Aliexpess for under £40 delivered

Dave

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by YorksMG2013

My recent overheating probs have been traced to a failed oil cooler unit.

Hello Andrew,

Your last reply to me was that you would recover your car from the garage and check two things I had recommended:

• Does the radiator fan run when the demist test is carried out?
• To explain what the temperature being "all over the place" means by activating the accurate digital coolant display.

Have you done these? What were the results?

The oil cooler can only cause overheating if it's physically blocked. That is caused by the unwise use of sealing products (such as K-Seal). You said in an earlier thread that you're not aware that any have been used.

So we have two possibilities here. Either you've been misled and a sealing product has been used in which case you have a bigger problem on your hands. Just replacing the cooler is unlikely to solve the problem since such products are almost impossible to remove and continue to affect the operation of the thermostat.
Alternatively the garage has misdiagnosed the fault.

Simon

[dave lincs]

Originally Posted by SD1too

Hello Andrew,

Your last reply to me was that you would recover your car from the garage and check two things I had recommended:

• Does the radiator fan run when the demist test is carried out?
• To explain what the temperature being "all over the place" means by activating the accurate digital coolant display.

Have you done these? What were the results?

The oil cooler can only cause overheating if it's physically blocked. That is caused by the unwise use of sealing products (such as K-Seal). You said in an earlier thread that you're not aware that any have been used.

So we have two possibilities here. Either you've been misled and a sealing product has been used in which case you have a bigger problem on your hands. Just replacing the cooler is unlikely to solve the problem since such products are almost impossible to remove and continue to affect the operation of the thermostat.
Alternatively the garage has misdiagnosed the fault.

Simon

Hi Simon

I have had quite a few v6 cars with Andrews symptoms and replacing the oil cooler has sorted it out for the cost of an oil cooler it seems an obvious to start with the simple things known to cause issues

Dave