Rotate oil cooler?
Posted: 03 Sep 2020, 13:37
1.9TD (AAZ). As one of the early AAZ 'pioneers', I have just realised (after 17 years) that my oil cooler (sandwich device between block and oil filter) is mounted incorrectly: my coolant hoses exit towards the rear of the bus while other examples I have found on the internet show them pointing upwards. I figure that if I can rotate the oil cooler by 90 degrees then I can rationalise the hose arrangement to use a stock S-shaped hose to the aux water pump as well as remove a joiner that presumably adds an extra bit of length on the other feed.
Does anyone know what would be involved in turning the oil cooler? Hopefully a simple job but it would be good to understand the fixings, any requirement for new gaskets etc and other pitfalls (and hence whether it is worth even bothering).
A nice, clear picture of a stock JX would also be really helpful in understanding how the hose arrangement should be.
Thanks, all.
Does anyone know what would be involved in turning the oil cooler? Hopefully a simple job but it would be good to understand the fixings, any requirement for new gaskets etc and other pitfalls (and hence whether it is worth even bothering).
A nice, clear picture of a stock JX would also be really helpful in understanding how the hose arrangement should be.
Thanks, all.