Oil Cooler Gaskets

[K-Dawg]

I can't get a definitive answer in the other thread, so I'll ask here. :corn:

What will I have to do to seal the oil cooler after I put it back on? Can I get the gasket(s) anywhere? Can I make my own? I have yet to take it off the block, but it will probably happen tomorrow, so I need to know soon. Thanks.

 

[Yamaha V6]

As mentioned, apparently Fel-Pro has an oil cooler gasket kit.

There are 2 gaskets - one large dia (about the size of the oil filter), and a smaller dia one for the bolt that runs through the middle of it.

Get a bad seal in there, and you're looking at a potential catastrophic coolant / oil mixture.

 

[K-Dawg]

You said you have one of the gaskets? Want to part with it?

I looked for the Fel-Pro set; couldn't find anything.

 

[Yamaha V6]

I also looked on Fel-Pro's (Federal-Mogul's) website, did not see it. Perhaps it's part of the "Conversion Set", #CS9821?

 

[K-Dawg]

Ttt...

 

[K-Dawg]

Any reason I couldn't make the gaskets myself?

 

[KentuckySHOoff]

you can get the gaskets from ford for like 11 bucks i think that is what i paid for mine.

 

[SHOZ123]

I've always just reused the one that was on there.

 

[Off Road SHO]

Get a bad seal in there, and you're looking at a potential catastrophic coolant / oil mixture.

Fred, Are you sure those seals separate the oil from the coolant? The larger rubber gasket seals the heat exchanger to the block. The smaller one rides in a pocket that surrounds the transfer tube with the bypass spring and plunger in it. The coolant flows though sealed tubes inside the heat exchanger.

Or am I all wet with hot coolant on this one?

Tom

 

[KentuckySHOoff]

Fred, Are you sure those seals separate the oil from the coolant? The larger rubber gasket seals the heat exchanger to the block. The smaller one rides in a pocket that surrounds the transfer tube with the bypass spring and plunger in it. The coolant flows though sealed tubes inside the heat exchanger.

Or am I all wet with hot coolant on this one?

Tom

the larger gasket was torn on mine causing a leak. the smaller one seals the bolt.

 

[DHMag]

both seals are for oil. there is no chance for oil/antifreeze mixing, unless the exchanger itself fails.

 

[Yamaha V6]

I'd honestly have to take a closer look at it - I thought the bolt one separated, but didn't give it a whole lot of thought.

 

[K-Dawg]

So if I can't save the stock seals, can I use gasket material to make my own?

 

[SHOZ123]

For the cooler adapter to the block you can make your own or use some silicone gasket maker.

 

[K-Dawg]

Ok, thanks Paul.

 

[Off Road SHO]

For the cooler adapter to the block you can make your own or use some silicone gasket maker.

Paul,

Isn't that a flat o-ring type of gasket? If it is, I wouldn't advise using silicone in its place. I'll go and check right now.

walk walk walk walk....slam

 

[K-Dawg]

wow, i can hear you walking and slamming your door from all the way across the country...

 

[Devin]

It sure is taking awhile. Did his engine eat him?

 

[Yamaha V6]

Tom went out to check, and his polished (everything) flash-blinded him. He's stumbling around the desert now, trying to avoid the Cottonmouths, Scorpions, & Recluses.

 

[Shoaz]

Tom went out to check, and his polished (everything) flash-blinded him. He's stumbling around the desert now, trying to avoid the Cottonmouths, Scorpions, & Recluses.

Yeah, I'm always careful to wear eye protection around that buggy. Looking at it with the ***** eye is ill-advised.