Bashed Oil Cooler
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Bashed Oil Cooler
Hey Guys,
So I did some searching here and it seems to be a somewhat common problem of hitting that low hanging oil cooler on the bottom of XKR's, seems like a bad idea hanging something delicate/vital so low. Anyway, just wanted to confirm my suspicions that I need a new oil cooler and also wanted to see if any of you could tell if I need any other parts or if any other parts are commonly required in this replacement. I've seen from the Jaguar diagram there are some "O" rings where the oil lines connect to the top of the oil cooler. Are those a necessary replacement part? They're cheap, like $2.50 but shipping is $15+, yikes!
Anyway here are the photos of my mishap:
It looks like I'm going to have to straighten out the mount. Is that connected to the anti-sway bar? Looks welded on no less. Hopefully it doesn't snap off while trying to straighten.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
So I did some searching here and it seems to be a somewhat common problem of hitting that low hanging oil cooler on the bottom of XKR's, seems like a bad idea hanging something delicate/vital so low. Anyway, just wanted to confirm my suspicions that I need a new oil cooler and also wanted to see if any of you could tell if I need any other parts or if any other parts are commonly required in this replacement. I've seen from the Jaguar diagram there are some "O" rings where the oil lines connect to the top of the oil cooler. Are those a necessary replacement part? They're cheap, like $2.50 but shipping is $15+, yikes!
Anyway here are the photos of my mishap:
It looks like I'm going to have to straighten out the mount. Is that connected to the anti-sway bar? Looks welded on no less. Hopefully it doesn't snap off while trying to straighten.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
#2
Hey Guys,
So I did some searching here and it seems to be a somewhat common problem of hitting that low hanging oil cooler on the bottom of XKR's, seems like a bad idea hanging something delicate/vital so low. Anyway, just wanted to confirm my suspicions that I need a new oil cooler and also wanted to see if any of you could tell if I need any other parts or if any other parts are commonly required in this replacement. I've seen from the Jaguar diagram there are some "O" rings where the oil lines connect to the top of the oil cooler. Are those a necessary replacement part? They're cheap, like $2.50 but shipping is $15+, yikes!
Anyway here are the photos of my mishap:
It looks like I'm going to have to straighten out the mount. Is that connected to the anti-sway bar? Looks welded on no less. Hopefully it doesn't snap off while trying to straighten.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
So I did some searching here and it seems to be a somewhat common problem of hitting that low hanging oil cooler on the bottom of XKR's, seems like a bad idea hanging something delicate/vital so low. Anyway, just wanted to confirm my suspicions that I need a new oil cooler and also wanted to see if any of you could tell if I need any other parts or if any other parts are commonly required in this replacement. I've seen from the Jaguar diagram there are some "O" rings where the oil lines connect to the top of the oil cooler. Are those a necessary replacement part? They're cheap, like $2.50 but shipping is $15+, yikes!
Anyway here are the photos of my mishap:
It looks like I'm going to have to straighten out the mount. Is that connected to the anti-sway bar? Looks welded on no less. Hopefully it doesn't snap off while trying to straighten.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
#3
That's been some impact!
To post a web link on the forum, leave out the http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cauu2fdmKt4
On a new oil cooler bracket, the two extensions for the cooler position the bottom of it above the bracket:
Lucky you caught it straightaway. Could have dumped all the oil very quickly.
Graham
To post a web link on the forum, leave out the http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cauu2fdmKt4
On a new oil cooler bracket, the two extensions for the cooler position the bottom of it above the bracket:
Lucky you caught it straightaway. Could have dumped all the oil very quickly.
Graham
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