Ford_Racing_Guy
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So in another thread I mentioned buying a 97 explorer that I'm in the process of fixing up etc.
I knew there was coolant leak just wasn't sure where and after crawling around underneath it fixing the exhaust and trans lines, brakes etc. I noticed some droplets of coolant by the oil filter.
Now I did some searching and found the issue of the oil cooler leaking, either a seal or the oil cooler itself which is discontinued....is there an easy way to know which is leaking? and how does the cooler come apart to change the seal, does the cooler separate from the block mount or do i need to remove the whole thing?
and I know there have been some who just removed it all together and left it off, which comes to the next part, instead of installing a remote filter kit, is there an adapter that i can install in its place and keep the factory oil filter location? is there such an adapter that will work and fit?
i've been googling and googling and haven't had much luck in finding a solution
thanks guys.
I knew there was coolant leak just wasn't sure where and after crawling around underneath it fixing the exhaust and trans lines, brakes etc. I noticed some droplets of coolant by the oil filter.
Now I did some searching and found the issue of the oil cooler leaking, either a seal or the oil cooler itself which is discontinued....is there an easy way to know which is leaking? and how does the cooler come apart to change the seal, does the cooler separate from the block mount or do i need to remove the whole thing?
and I know there have been some who just removed it all together and left it off, which comes to the next part, instead of installing a remote filter kit, is there an adapter that i can install in its place and keep the factory oil filter location? is there such an adapter that will work and fit?
i've been googling and googling and haven't had much luck in finding a solution
thanks guys.