"PowderHound" (PowderHound)
09/30/2015 at 15:22 • Filed to: None
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"PowderHound" (PowderHound)
09/30/2015 at 15:22 • Filed to: None | 2
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Recently determined that I am leaking oil from the oil cooler gasket. Apparently this is some OEM thing that goes in-between the oil filter and the engine that runs coolant through some coils. Well, my car has 182k miles and has probably never been changed so I’m guessing it’s rotted to all hell and leaking oil right there.
Should be easy enough, the gasket is only $5. Nope. Of course not. To do this you have to drain the coolant to take off the oil cooler. Well shit, my car has a bunch of miles I need to do that anyway but wait! The hoses are all shot and need to be replaced for the radiator and oil cooler. Wonder how old the radiator is I may have to replace that as well.
At 182k miles and changing the coolant it would probably be smart to change the timing belt prematurely too so I don’t have to drain the coolant again in 10-15k miles. Better buy a timing belt kit with the belt, tensioner, pulleys, and of course a water pump. Since that will all be changed, may as well change the thermostat too.
Things can escalate way too quickly.
deekster_caddy
> PowderHound
09/30/2015 at 15:36 |
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I had picked up a modified engine for a swap when I had time. The radiator started leaking so I picked up a new radiator. I started pulling the radiator and 4 hours later the motor was out... ;)
Captain of the Enterprise
> PowderHound
09/30/2015 at 15:37 |
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I probably would have just let it leak if money was an issue. Until I could afford all of it.
Takuro Spirit
> PowderHound
09/30/2015 at 15:38 |
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Mazdaspeed 3, Mazda5 or CX-7?
If so, here’s the kicker: Once you replace the cooler with an updated built in gasket (and new bolt), the gasket becomes replaceable!!!
BigBlock440
> PowderHound
09/30/2015 at 15:40 |
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The cheapest parts are always the hardest to replace.
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PowderHound
> Takuro Spirit
09/30/2015 at 15:47 |
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03 WRX.
uofime-2
> PowderHound
09/30/2015 at 15:52 |
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If you’re getting a 257 you better get the STI 6sp while you’re at it then you’d be foolish not to get an R180 and once you got that you’d may as well get the 5x114.3 hubs to match so you can use the up-rated half-shafts.
Subaru upgrades always escalate quickly, but it all bolts right on!
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Takuro Spirit
> PowderHound
09/30/2015 at 15:55 |
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I shoulda known that. Well Mazda is still dumb.