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[hoody]

bought the kit from courtney for £150 delivered last week.

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/buy-online/shop-by-category/parts/oil-coolers/oil-cooler-kit-v6-all-non-turbo-models/prod_668.html

if you remember to turn the option of inlet gaskets to no thanks

[powerslinky]

bought the kit from courtney for £150 delivered last week.

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/buy-online/shop-by-category/parts/oil-coolers/oil-cooler-kit-v6-all-non-turbo-models/prod_668.html

if you remember to turn the option of inlet gaskets to no thanks

This forum is a goldmine of top info  . . .  excellent ! 

[MV6Gaz]

bought the kit from courtney for £150 delivered last week.

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/buy-online/shop-by-category/parts/oil-coolers/oil-cooler-kit-v6-all-non-turbo-models/prod_668.html

if you remember to turn the option of inlet gaskets to no thanks

This forum is a goldmine of top info  . . .  excellent ! 

Could not agree more, need to do my 3.2 oil cooler also 

[TheBoy]

and get the coolant flushed out

Oh, believe me, you are in for a lot of flushing once its fixed

[05omegav6]

I thought they modified the 3.2 cooler to prevent this happening? 

Useless GM muppets 

And probably too late in the production run to make much odds to all but the 2003 v6s. As older ones fail, the replacement part should be the latest ones... Which incidentally are now plastic

[05omegav6]

and get the coolant flushed out

Oh, believe me, you are in for a lot of flushing once its fixed

Twenty three times iirc for Aarons car... Plus a bumper box of Aerial Liquitab dishwasher tabs

[hoody]

mine has failed and it is a "53" plate

[05omegav6]

mine has failed and it is a "53" plate

Crap coolant maintenance, pure and simple

[hoody]

picked it up for £210 with the cooler problem so cant complain

[powerslinky]

I thought they modified the 3.2 cooler to prevent this happening? 

Useless GM muppets 

And probably too late in the production run to make much odds to all but the 2003 v6s. As older ones fail, the replacement part should be the latest ones... Which incidentally are now plastic

So an oil cooler kit from VX will now be supplied with a plastic oil cooler element/rad  part ? 

[05omegav6]

Last time I enquired after one, that's what I was told... Personally I will probably buy onefrom the States when I need to...

Worth nothing that mine has had the coolant changed regularly and is still on it's original one after 268kmiles

[chrisgixer]

New coolers are not plastic. Or have I miss read?

[05omegav6]

New coolers are not plastic. Or have I miss read?

The suggestion from the parts chap was that the original ones were mild steel, 2nd generation ones are stainless and third generation are plastic

[chrisgixer]

New coolers are not plastic. Or have I miss read?

The suggestion from the parts chap was that the original ones were mild steel, 2nd generation ones are stainless and third generation are plastic

Some crossed wires thee somewhere surely. Although I haven't bought one for a while.

I do remember, some old posts here suggesting the original ones where plastic, although I've never seen one of those either.

[TheBoy]

New coolers are not plastic. Or have I miss read?

The suggestion from the parts chap was that the original ones were mild steel, 2nd generation ones are stainless and third generation are plastic

Some crossed wires thee somewhere surely. Although I haven't bought one for a while.

I do remember, some old posts here suggesting the original ones where plastic, although I've never seen one of those either.

Nope, very early ones metal. Doubt any cars still have them. Changed to stainless very early in production run.