Installing an Oil Cooler
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![]() | 1 Drain off oil. Unscrew the 3 hex. bolts at the oil-filter cover, take off the cover and remove filter element. |
![]() | 2 Use a screwdriver to unscrew the short tube from the engine block. Degrease threaded bore (use suitable degreaser). |
![]() | 3 Screw in long tube from conversion kit until it projects only 3 mm from the engine block (insert with Loctite). Take O-ring off short tube and put it on long tube and push it inward with a new filter element. Note: Centering lugs of filter element must face outward. Note: Second instruction (take o-ring off ...) here is now irrelevant as o-ring is now attached to filter. In "old days" it was a separate item. Just put in the new filter. |
![]() | 4 Remove O-ring (1) from the old cover. Take O-ring (2) from conversion kit. |
![]() | 5 Mount oil filter head to engine block with the existing hex. head screws (tighten in several stages). Take out blanking plugs. |