5.0 oil cooler replacement

[jimbolin]

I have a pin hole water leak in my oil cooler/ filter housing. Before I remove I want to make sure that the allen head within the oil filter stud is what attaches housing to block and if so what size allen wrench is it?

 

[Turdle]

I could have sworn that mine is held on by a 3/4" hex head ???

Anyway, This is an expensive part, hard to find. You might want to go with a bypass- filter relocator.

 

[410Fortune]

this is how the assembly attaches to your Explorer 5.0L block:

removing the threaded piece that the filter mounts on to will not take the assembly apart.

The assembly also pivots in the middle, I am not sure if you can take it apart further then that but I do have one at home I can look if thats where your leak is coming from.

 

[jimbolin]

Man, I was not thinking! The whole adapter bolts to conventional location. Thanks for the info.I just priced item at dealer....almost $1200.00. I am currently trying to find one at junk yard.I have a pin hole size leak and if worst comes to worse I will braze up.Does that sound like a viable alternate?

 

[410Fortune]

as I said the part with the water bypass that the filter attaches to rotates!
So basically this sucker is two metal pieces with an O ring from the factory, if your leak is coming from in there I would look into taking it off the block (drain coolant and oil) and fixing it
If you have a hole in the metal itself yes I would think it can be repaired, again off the truck.

If yuo think you can live without the water cooled oil filter yuo can get a simple 5.0L oil filter re-location kit, attach it to the 5.0L block, and re-locate your filter. The nice part about this is you can run a real filter, like the FL-1A which is about double the size of the Explorer 5.0L unit.

You will need a new lower rad hose too.

Similar to what I did on my Bronco when I shoved the 5.0L under the hood.
If you go this route I suggest a Canton billet 90 degree/360 degree oil filter adapter.

I actually have this assembly, an extra if you would like to buy it from me PM me..
I used a 97 mercury 5.0L in my BII and I have the oil cooler manifold in storage.

 

[ma96782]

Good pic of the motor.......plugs facing back towards the firewall........I can sympathize w/ you changing the plugs.

Aloha, Mark

 

[Turdle]

Good pic of the motor.......plugs facing back towards the firewall........I can sympathize w/ you changing the plugs.

Aloha, Mark

It is actually only a 15-20 minute deal. EASY

 

[410Fortune]

changing the plugs is simple pimple people get all freaked out because they try to change them from on top of the engine, just go around the tire....