OM642 oil cooler seals ?

[bembo449]

ive searched but not found what I hoped for , is this a pig of a job or not ??

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Enjoy:

 

[onefortheroad]

Search it on you tube , plenty of hands on videos, seems easy enough , if you've the time and patience.

 

[Uncle Benz]

It's a long and fiddly job. I've done quite a few now. As they get older I'm finding the bolts down the back that secure all the exhaust pipes to the turbo are getting harder to remove. I don't know if this is just age or the fact that they may have been removed before. All those bolts are copper coated and are single use items. I suspect they get reused, and that makes subsequent removal a problem. If any shear off it becomes a ball ache.

 

[bembo449]

wowsers ! pretty in depth repair for 2 poxey seals , typical MB I guess ,

 

[bembo449]

It's a long and fiddly job. I've done quite a few now. As they get older I'm finding the bolts down the back that secure all the exhaust pipes to the turbo are getting harder to remove. I don't know if this is just age or the fact that they may have been removed before. All those bolts are copper coated and are single use items. I suspect they get reused, and that makes subsequent removal a problem. If any shear off it becomes a ball ache.

yes I noted that pal , it seems a strange place to put the oil cooler to me , used to them being part of a rad pack or bolted to a lower part of the engine like of the 7 series

 

[mioba]

Its a time intense job that requires alot of gubbings removed and replaced in the v of the engine all the for the want of a rubber seal. Think the correct one is purple now.
if you are doing this at home,
space, time and lots of pics along the way are needed.

 

[Wighty]

ive searched but not found what I hoped for , is this a pig of a job or not ??

What are you up to pal , you don’t have an om642 ?

 

[JBell]

Think the correct one is purple now.

yup, Vitroin now

 

[bembo449]

What are you up to pal , you don’t have an om642 ?

you are very perceptive my friend . . . . or is that suspicious minded ? lol , there is a certain other vehicle that runs the OM642 that has peaked my interest of late

 

[Wighty]

you are very perceptive my friend . . . . or is that suspicious minded ? lol , there is a certain other vehicle that runs the OM642 that has peaked my interest of late

Sounds like a new thread coming up pal

 

[bembo449]

certainly possible pal , would have been today but I walked away from the deal when the seller refused to budge on price

 

[bembo449]

I will be the owner of an OM642 equipped car once again this coming Wednesday

 

[Wighty]

I will be the owner of an OM642 equipped car once again this coming Wednesday

You tease pal , details please ?

 

[bembo449]

yep lol , its a saloon , grey metallic paint , alloys etc . . . . . wayne rooney had one . . . . .

 

[onefortheroad]

Chrysler 300C​

 

[bembo449]

Chrysler 300C​

2 points to you , its a very strange thing when driving one , it sounds like a Mercedes and rides like an S class and if you shut your eyes you wouldn't guess what you were travelling in wasn't a high end luxury car , I just wanted something different that I can personalise a bit

 

[EmilysDad]

yes I noted that pal , it seems a strange place to put the oil cooler to me , used to them being part of a rad pack or bolted to a lower part of the engine like of the 7 series

Think of it more as a heat exchanger than a cooler ie coolant helps warm the oil in the first place. My V6 Vauxhall had the oil 'cooler' in the same place.
The ATF cooler was in the side of the rad though

 

[bembo449]

the car ive bought is mint in the usual area where the leak can be seen so I'm hoping its been done in the past but a part of me wants to take up the challenge of doing the repair lol

 

[bembo449]