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    Auto oil cooler swap?

    I have another oil cooler that looks another less bashed about than the current one as fitted.
    Is there anything i ought to know before wielding the spanners?

    #2
    Be ready to be dripped upon..........oh, and make sure the cooler is properly mounted on the anti-vibration bobbins, which also allow it to expand and contract without fracturing.
    Header tanks - you can't beat a bit of bling.

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      #3
      Follow up question on this , is it the force of air from the fan that causes this problem (bent fins on the cooler) ? Graham

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        #4
        Don't think so - more likely impacts from dropped tools or the rad when replacing it etc. The fins are very soft, and can be carefully straightened in fact, if you have the patience. I had to replace mine as one of the pipes fractured (due to the anti vibration bobbins not having been used when it was fitted by a PO).

        Despite my best efforts, ensuing work (like timing chain replacement) has "dinged" the new one. I view it as patina, lol.
        Header tanks - you can't beat a bit of bling.

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          #5
          To straighten fins, use a used hacksaw blade cut in half and the teeth ground off.
          Slip between the fins and maneuver the blades to tease the fins straight.
          Cheers Ian A

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            #6
            I had reasonable success with one of those stainless steel barber shop hair combs

            I also found via a swap from BW35 to manual overdrive set up that the gearbox cooler was adding quite a lot of heat to the engine bay. before / after behaviour of my stag cooling system was significant. my advice would be to get those cooling fins straight again
            Stags and Range Rover Classics - I must be a loony

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              #7
              Thanks guys , I’ll take mine off . and get straightening those bent fins thx Graham

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                #8
                Originally posted by stag8manod View Post
                To straighten fins, use a used hacksaw blade cut in half and the teeth ground off.
                Slip between the fins and maneuver the blades to tease the fins straight.
                Cheers Ian A
                I used a 6-inch steel rule

                PS I would give the replacement a good flush out after cleaning, you don't want any old crap going in your box
                Last edited by MandM; 12 October 2022, 13:17.
                "The UK,s 2nd Most Easterly Stag" Quad Exhaust- ZF 4 Speed BOX

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                  #9
                  I bought a new one.
                  Looks patinated now!
                  Have tediously straightened in the past.
                  Ideally the exposed tips need a thin frame around them, perhaps?

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