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Merlin's 2.2 VTi H22a8
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Re: Merlin's 2.2 VTi H22a8
No trouble in getting any of the bolts off, even the one that goes through the mount. I had to move the rad though as it was near impossible to get to the mount otherwise. By taking the top hose off there was enough room to get the rad out the way with the bottom hose still attached.
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Re: Merlin's 2.2 VTi H22a8
This pic shows how little room there was to get in about the bolts. You can imagine where the rad sits. I suppose you could do it with everything in place but for the 2 mins it takes to move the rad I wasn't going to fight with it.
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Yeah, sorry I wasn't meaning to question why you'd taken the rad out - much easier without definitely - I meant it as a note for prahunt, in case he doesn't fancy taking the rad out of his, it is possible with the rad still in.
All the air-con shenanigans around/over the back of the rad on mine, meant taking the rads out is much more than a 2 min job It's a case of lesser of 2 evils!
All the air-con shenanigans around/over the back of the rad on mine, meant taking the rads out is much more than a 2 min job It's a case of lesser of 2 evils!
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Oil Cooler O-ring
More fixing of the car but still exiting for me as it has got rid of my oil leak and the horrible smell of hot burnt oil
I got a bit of time to swap out the oil cooler O-ring. A bit of a pain in the arse to do as the new O-ring doesn't want to sit in its groove unassisted. In the end I just smooshed the cooler back on to the block and prayed that the O-ring was seated properly, it is no longer leaking so I assume all is good.
Old Vs new
The old one was so hard, brittle and compressed
It had a big crack in it
Plus she got and oil change and a new filter while I was at it.
I got a bit of time to swap out the oil cooler O-ring. A bit of a pain in the arse to do as the new O-ring doesn't want to sit in its groove unassisted. In the end I just smooshed the cooler back on to the block and prayed that the O-ring was seated properly, it is no longer leaking so I assume all is good.
Old Vs new
The old one was so hard, brittle and compressed
It had a big crack in it
Plus she got and oil change and a new filter while I was at it.
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sounds like you did well to get the oring in place first time - i had a nightmare doing that job and got covered in oil from head to toe after two attempts i gave up and took it to a garage
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Re: Merlin's 2.2 VTi H22a8
At first I was like "HTF am I going to do this" as the O-ring kept popping out, by holding it in place with one finger as I slid the cooler back into place you could feel that it was seated properly.
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Re: Merlin's 2.2 VTi H22a8
With a thick grease? Something like lithium grease to gloop it up so it sticks? I had a fair bit of oil still on the cooler so it was fairly slippy.