Sun was shining today as the postie arrived with my Viton O rings, so i thought i may as well do the job right away.
I allowed an hour to do the job and i did it in around 40 minutes by the time i had been asked what was wrong with it by 3 neighbours,

good job Mike and a great tip  ... - .- -.




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Is there enough play in that pipe once it’s pulled off to fiddle with the o rings. I intend to do the oil cooler gaskets too which I will need to remove the air intake donut thing off. I’ve not seen any instructions for removal on the 4.4 tdv8. 2011 RR Autobiography 4.4 TDV8

Once the pipe is out you can lift it into an easy access position, maybe theres about 4or 5 inches of play...
Mike

Viton is supposed to have been designed to work at much higher temperatures, so hopefully the replacements will last much longer before they become hard brittle.
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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Cheers Kinger. Do you clean up the bell housing? Im thinking brake cleaner might do the job. I get a horrible smell of hot oil through the air vents at the moment, unless I hit the air recirculation button. 2011 RR Autobiography 4.4 TDV8

I didn’t clean anything other than the oil cooler assembly when I was doing the gaskets. It tend to collect more in the vee of the engine, so it’s taken about 3 weeks of burning the oil off and going up some steep hills to get rid of it. Or you could try sucking it out the vee while it’s apart if you have an oil sucker? Chris

Certainly have, and a big metal sealy syringe which is quite handy for little jobs like that. 2011 RR Autobiography 4.4 TDV8

Think I’m going to go for a chassis wash. Still smoking and stinking. Cleaned it up best I could when it was apart. I just hope it’s not still leaking. 2011 RR Autobiography 4.4 TDV8

an update on my 'leak'...

mine is in the dealers at the moment and they have reported that the warranty peeps have agreed to replace the oil cooler and oil feed pipe so happy days there... ... - .- -.




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It will be as good as new when you get it back, good for another 80K miles .
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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i was surprised they agreed to do it all Mike, and with the starter motor replacement as well i have been told its around a £1500 cost.. ... - .- -.




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Any idea why they change the oil feed pipe as well? Is it because the o rings don’t come separately or do they think there’s a leak on the pipe? Chris

the oil pipe can leak as well as the oil cooler...its easier for the dealer to replace the oil pipe than mess about with 'O' rings... ... - .- -.




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Happy days, Stan  What do I put here then?