Oil Cooler: Service and Repair

Oil Cooler





Removal and Installation

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.

2. Remove the oil drain plug and drain the engine oil.
- To install, tighten to 28 Nm (21 lb-ft).


3. Remove and discard the oil filter.
- To install, tighten three-fourths of a turn after the filter gasket makes contact with the oil filter adapter.


4. Drain the engine cooling system.

5. Disconnect the 2 coolant hoses from the oil cooler.

6. Disconnect the Engine Oil Pressure (EOP) electrical connector.

7. NOTE: Discard the gasket.
Remove the 4 bolts and the oil filter adapter.

- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).


8. NOTICE: If metal or aluminum material is present in the oil cooler, mechanical concerns exist. To diagnose mechanical concerns, refer to Engine.

Position the oil filter adapter in a vise and remove the oil cooler bolt and oil cooler.
- Inspect the oil cooler.

- To install, tighten to 34 Nm (25 lb-ft).


9. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

10. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.

11. Fill and bleed the engine cooling system.