Oil/coolant cooler question

[lloydy]

inserted into the cooler is a plastic insert, mine is slightly broken around the top hole, as you can see from the picture, is this likely to cause a issue?

[toomanytoys]

Never seen anything like that on a wbx... so havent a clue...

[ewenmaclean]

Hi Lloydy,

I don't have that plastic insert on mine and it is not leaking - I think the o-ring is the most important thing, but I may be wrong

Ewen

[axeman]

if your questioning it then you have answered the question i my opinion.

neil

[syncroandy]

I wouldn't worry about the missing bit.

FYI, When you replace the heat-exchanger, the manual says to seal it to the flange with a bead of sealant just outside the rubber o-ring.

[lloydy]

Hi Lloydy,

I don't have that plastic insert on mine and it is not leaking - I think the o-ring is the most important thing, but I may be wrong

Ewen

I thought the main reason for the insert was to make the oil go a certain route?


Thaks for the tip Andy, on a similar subject i'm hoping the gasket between block and cooler bracket will hold up, as it's pretty fused to the block

[syncroandy]

I've a spare which I can send with the bits tomorrow, just carefully remove all traces of the old one, making sure no particles get into the oil galleries.

[lloydy]

Cheers Andy
That's going to be a bugger of a job to remove i tell ya! I'll get at it tomorrow after finishing off the ducting

[max and caddy]

The gasket is metal is it not? just peel it off?

[syncroandy]

Yup, hopefully it should just ping off, but who knows what might be in there..

[max and caddy]

oil filter box maybe?

[lloydy]

I had a look at that gasket the other day, it almost looks like part of the block, hopefully if I can get a blade under it it'll ping off as you say