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Re: [GMCnet] oil cooler adapter gasket [message #260596 is a reply to message #260591] Sun, 31 August 2014 20:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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RIchard,

Are you sure the leak is from the interface between the adapter sections
and not from the adapter-to-engine connection? But, since it hasn't been
all that long since you installed the engine, that gasket should still be
good.

Aside from the obvious care to clean the seating surfaces good, I'd be
inclined to use the gasket from a new filter rather than a used one. And I
wouldn't be afraid to TIGHTEN that big ol' nut (from X-7525: Oil Filter
Extension Fitting ....55 ft-lb -- I THINK that's the one we're talking
about.)

Ken H.


On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 7:54 PM, RJW wrote:

> I noticed a oil leak during a previous trip. I thought it was loose
> rocker cover bolts. Tighten them up and though was all OK until I changed
> to
> engine oil today. When I looked at the filter I realized that the bulk
> of my leak was coming from the oil cooler adapter. I am aware of using the
> gasket from the just removed oil filter as a new gasket. Well I did that
> with no idea of the torque, but figured it was not very much since you don't
> torque an oil filter all that much and it is the same gasket.
>
> Well it leaked a drip a minute when I stated the engine. Then I figured
> I would tighten it some and now it leaks more.
>
> Does anyone know the proper procedure for using the gasket from a used
> filter? How much to torque it? I must admit after 16 years of oil changes I
> never paid much attention to the gasket between the oil filter base and
> the oil cooler adapter. It never seemed to leak before. After I changed
> my
> engine a few years ago it started to leak.
>
> These pages are the only ones I am aware of at the photo site.
>
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/emergency-oil-cooler-line-repairs/p11679.html
>
>
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