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Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 01:47
by Andre Steyn
It never rains it pours, found a slight oil leak on my oil pressure sender, upon looseninig I found the housing to be cracked right through to the thread of the big heaxagonal nut. What now, how much are these housings and I take the coolant needs to come out to remove and replace the housing. Any advice gents need it urgently? Explains the oil consumption since rebuild.
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 06:36
by Peter Connan
Can somebody send me a picture of this housing?
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 09:54
by ricster
Are you talking about this??

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borrowed the pics from the Patrol.com site for reference
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:33
by Andre Steyn
Jip thats the one R 7700 and no stock anywhere with 15 working day back order what a huge mess!!!
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:44
by ricster

.... what??.....
Where is the crack exactly ....and how can that even happen...

... never heard of this
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:50
by ricster
Is the crack here.....(more or less)

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I think that that can be welded professionally, Peter Connan I think would be better qualified to answer that, but I can't think that the pressures on that would be too much of an issue
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:58
by Andre Steyn
Its from where the pressure sensor screw in towards the big nut forward where the release vavlve sits. Tried the welding route none of the pros want to touch it they all say the material is already to thin due to the hole for the sensor and the valve. It looks like with the rebuild the sensor was overtightened and popped the casting. Just as I started to think all is well and sorted.
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 13:12
by tour de frans
Ek het vir jou een.
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 13:16
by Andre Steyn
Aitsa daarsy, frans tot die redding. Ok hoe gemaak om hom hier by my te kry? En prys?
Re: Filter,oil cooler housing
Posted: 06 Mar 2014 13:24
by tour de frans
Wa bly jy? Pm of bel my.