eBay 996 build thread

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Do they have a water cooled oil cooler?
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nuttinnew wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:26 pm Do they have a water cooled oil cooler?
They have an oil-cooled coolant header tank. Well, Dave's does.
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Looks like it:

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Interesting thread here suggesting the oil coolers can be brand new, and be buggered.

So if you get the old one off (apparently do-able without dropping the engine, but way easier if you do...) and a pressure test shows it's buggered, get the replacement pressure tested too before it's fitted.

(assuming I'm not mixing parts up or something)

Fingers crossed, and all that.
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That’s a lot of oil in a short space of time, is it only oil in the coolant tank you can see ?

Dave!
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V8Granite wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:49 pm That’s a lot of oil in a short space of time, is it only oil in the coolant tank you can see ?

Dave!
Yep, doesn't appear to be any coolant in the oil.
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Arse. As SJ says, worse case is a V8 swap, and it may be something less serious. 🤞
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Balls. That's very disappointing, Rev. Fingers crossed it can be fixed without junking the motor.
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Goddamnit :|
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V8Granite wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:49 pm That’s a lot of oil in a short space of time, is it only oil in the coolant tank you can see ?

Dave!
Can it physically lose that much in a head crack or HG? The oil cooler rings more true to my amateur mind and seem to be a common issue.
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Fingers crossed Dave

I was going to have a go on this tomorrow, not so sure now !

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Back in the day the oil cooler failed on my 2.8i Capri and did the same as in the pic. I made the mistake of taking the heads off first though.
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😬 Hope it’s something silly and simple..
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NotoriousREV wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:03 pm Yep, doesn't appear to be any coolant in the oil.
That’s a very good thing. Can the oil cooler be tested in-situ ?
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Nathan wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:42 pm Fingers crossed Dave

I was going to have a go on this tomorrow, not so sure now !

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Go for it, Nathan. It’s all fixable.
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Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:20 pm
NotoriousREV wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:03 pm Yep, doesn't appear to be any coolant in the oil.
That’s a very good thing. Can the oil cooler be tested in-situ ?
No, it’s attached to the gearbox end of the block.
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NotoriousREV wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:25 pm
Nathan wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:42 pm Fingers crossed Dave

I was going to have a go on this tomorrow, not so sure now !

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Go for it, Nathan. It’s all fixable.
Nathan is not exactly Captain YOLO though, is he :lol:
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NotoriousREV wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:56 pm The honeymoon could be over...

Shite. K24 turbo swap if it's proper fucked?
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Dan has some spare K-Series knocking about.
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Get it done.
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