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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:27 pm    Post subject: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

Well, here it is, I always get customers coming in on the first few really cold days with oil cooler seal failure & this time it happened to me. I fired up the Eurovan this morning & set off on my way to work when I noticed a burning oil smell, & noticed the cloud of blue smoke behind the van. I pulled over & checked under the van & saw that the stream of oil had coated the bottom of the van and the exhaust so I poured in the quart & a half that I keep on hand & bought another 5 quarts to limp the beast back home which was just enough for the 1.5 miles back. (And I just took the family on a four hour road trip over Christmas.)

If you haven't changed your oil cooler seals in the last 3-5 years, go ahead & do it now. $5 in parts & 1/2-1 hour is worth having the piece of mind of not having a failure on the road.

On a positive note, I don't have to worry about under coating it this year.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:03 am    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

Just a bump on this thread.

I think I am experiencing this, though the oil leak seems small, and I am seeing some coolant leaking, but not all the time. I noticed the oil smell though. Only when really cold.

Going to pull the belly pan this weekend and take a look.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:03 am    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

Just updating here:

my issue turned out not to be the oil cooler, but two separate issues.

Cold temperature coolant leak coming from thermostat housing, and oil leak at valve cover gasket.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:05 am    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

For the VR6 folks, I recently replaced the seals on the cooler and the two between the block and oil filter bracket. The latter were rock hard and came out in pieces. I would plan on replacing those the next time you're in there.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

I guess it's my turn to do this repair. I went to start up the Eurovan last week to scrape off ice and snow (-10 degrees outside) and oil just comes gurgling and spewing out of the engine... I thought I had cracked the engine block starting it up in these temps! Well, I put in some cheapy oil today to see if I could recreate what happened and sure enough oil come gushing out from between the oil filter bracket and oil cooler.

I'm just glad it wasn't something more serious.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

Which o-rings are people using as replacements?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

Are these the o-rings in question. Is there a write up?

https://www.eurocampers.com/EuroVan-Automatic-Tran..._2480.html
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

MrPulldown wrote:
Are these the o-rings in question. Is there a write up?

https://www.eurocampers.com/EuroVan-Automatic-Tran..._2480.html


using the same website, here is the gasket in discussion.

https://www.eurocampers.com/EuroVan-Engine-Oil-Cooler-Seal-1992--2003--all-models_p_2487.html

Here is a good link on DIY.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Cold weather and oil cooler seal failure. Reply with quote

MrPulldown wrote:
Which o-rings are people using as replacements?


076-117-069-A Oil Cooler Seal $4.21
038-117-070-A Engine Oil Cooler O-Ring $4.37

Here's what I bought from VW*ortex. I ended up replacing both of these o rings since I didn't want to have to go in there twice, but the oil cooler seal was still in pretty good shape and probably did not need replacing.
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