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I got a new o-ring, but it was so slippery up there and I can't see it to know if it is lining up right...does anyon have a pic of the oil cooler off with the o-ring on it?
I think if I can look at a pic...then I can feel around up there to see if it is fitting right. There are basically 2 places it could go on there...
one is strech around this lip edge part or the other is rest on the outside of the little humped up part...
anyone??? This is really what's stopping me from getting it on the road and tuning.
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1)Remove oil filter
2)Remove oil coiler
3)Wipe the oil cooler mouting surface completely dry with the help of some acetone on a rag
4)Apply some Black RTV to the back of the o-ring
5)Press o-ring onto oil cooler.
There is a "channel" on the back of the oil cooler where the o-ring sits. I used the RTV simply to make the o-ring "sticky" so it wouldn't slip around within the channel and possibly fall out when I was positioning the oil cooler into place. Make sense?
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Originally posted by fastcougar:
1)Remove oil filter
2)Remove oil coiler
3)Wipe the oil cooler mouting surface completely dry with the help of some acetone on a rag
4)Apply some Black RTV to the back of the o-ring
5)Press o-ring onto oil cooler.
There is a "channel" on the back of the oil cooler where the o-ring sits. I used the RTV simply to make the o-ring "sticky" so it wouldn't slip around within the channel and possibly fall out when I was positioning the oil cooler into place. Make sense?
Exactly. Though, I just tacked the o-ring into place onto the oil cooler (just 4 tiny dots of cement) with some contact cement and then lubed up the o-ring liberally with oil. Nadda drop 
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On most of the oil cooler's I've pulled off SVT engines they seem to have some type of glue or RTV holding the O ring in place right from the factory.
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Originally posted by Blackcoog:
On most of the oil cooler's I've pulled off SVT engines they seem to have some type of glue or RTV holding the O ring in place right from the factory.
got any extras lying around?
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I actually found my old o-ring if you need one...I paid like 15 bucks discounted they list for like 26. That's my plan...clean it ad tack it and let it set...
I have an oil filter relo kit, but I unhooked at the moment so if it does leak...I have much less to take...I am using a stock oil filter for testing.
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Grease works very well for holding o rings in place 
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Originally posted by Thinkmoto:
Grease works very well for holding o rings in place
Yes, but as grease warms, it becomes more visous and will eventually "melt" into the mix. RTV will form a gasket instead and thus why I used it more so than just to make it "sticky".
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so i pulled it and cleaned it...let it dry...put some sealant on there and let that harden a bit...now I gotta put in back on, but it looks like the o-ring was in place and this time the gasket on the oil filter was screwed...long story...so I am off to buy another oil filter and then start it again...it'll be the 3rd time...3rd time's a charm!!!
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You don't need any sealer for the o-ring. Clean off all mating surfaces and try again.
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