OV9

Do they have a water cooled oil cooler?

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.

Looks like it:

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.

That’s a lot of oil in a short space of time, is it only oil in the coolant tank you can see ?

Dave!

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.

Arse. As SJ says, worse case is a V8 swap, and it may be something less serious.

Balls. That's very disappointing, Rev. Fingers crossed it can be fixed without junking the motor.

Goddamnit

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.

Fingers crossed Dave

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

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.

Hope it’s something silly and simple..

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 ?

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 !

Go for it, Nathan. It’s all fixable.

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.

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 !

Go for it, Nathan. It’s all fixable.

Nathan is not exactly Captain YOLO though, is he

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:56 pm The honeymoon could be over...

Shite. K24 turbo swap if it's proper fucked?

Dan has some spare K-Series knocking about.

Get it done.