thanks nino, i'm up for the challange  ... - .- -.




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you know you have all ffrr team behind you.

and Mikey, don't you get all sunburned now, on those beautiful Tenerife beaches.

o-ring job is dead easy Stan

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thanks greg, but it's my articulation which is the problem...luckily i have persuaded 'number one son' to help... ... - .- -.




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It's sometimes not that easy to tell if the leak is coming from the oil cooler or the turbo pipe.

The oil runs down the bell housing in both cases. You really need to pull the inlet manifold etc off so you can look directly down on the cooler. If it's failed, then it'll be surrounded by oil.

information digested, thanks  ... - .- -.




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stan wrote:

thanks greg, but it's my articulation which is the problem...luckily i have persuaded 'number one son' to help...

Hope he isn't going to charge main dealer rates - mine seem to

i've trained mine to be happy with a bacon butty  ... - .- -.




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i've at last had a look at the leak and now need expert opinions on whether its the 'o' ring thats leaking and pushing the oil up [arrowed] or the oil cooler above it, what do you think?

It will only take your mechanic son half an hour to change the Orings, so what’s to loose?, change them and see if it stops leaking would be my choice.
How did it come to your attention?
Oily patch on drive/ garage floor or burning oil smell?
If you think it is still leaking after changing them you have still got the Warranty to get the cooler/ gaskets looked at.

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53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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it looks very much like top gasket is leaking, and I would replace both once you are at it.

@mike, my thoughts are the same , change the 'o' rings and see if the leak comes back but looking at ninos pics it looks like the oil gasket is the culprit ..
it was the smoke and oil burning smell that brought it to my attention..



@nino, as its going in for the leak under warranty ,i'll let the dealer sort the oil cooler problem and i'll have a bash at the 'o' rings.. ... - .- -.




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Nino, not only are you a very skilled mechanic, but you are a brilliant photographer 👍👍

Stan, If you can’t get it booked in until end of March, then I would go ahead and change the O rings , even as Nino says it looks likely to be the gaskets/ cooler.

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53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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Mike, I was a fashion photographer for few years while living in Chicago (1980-1999), Pay was so so but the other benefits were great .

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How big a job is it to remove the inlet manifold and change the oil/water heat exchanger?

Is there a wiki or manual that explains it in detail?