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Re: Darn oil cooler again
« Reply #15 on: 04 February 2007, 10:12:26 »
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If i could find my original thread i would have added to it....

still cant remove oil cooler as we still cant remove the oil pipe nuts at oil filter end.

Reason being the lack of access and being unable to remove oil filter cannister.

We have tried EVERYTHING to get it off. Including socket on end with huge breaker bar and oil filter wrench on the houseing and turning them opposite ways,

Does anyone have an idea of how much the cannister is that houses the oil filter ( in y26se engine)


my only options are to give up on this ...
bend the cooler pipes to do it....
hack/drill/cut the bloody cannister and renew/replace it.

Its clearly been overtightened by some ars3hole garage with air tools........ >:(

I had the same problem when i did mine, i ended up drilling many hole son the housing to take the cap off and then remove the rest of the filter housing. Then i got a brand new housing from the stealers which apparently is a newer design and in my opinion much better flowing. Get your powerdrill and start drilling.

socan i drill drill drill all the way down the main body right to where it meets the block ?
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Re: Darn oil cooler again
« Reply #16 on: 04 February 2007, 11:02:37 »
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If i could find my original thread i would have added to it....

still cant remove oil cooler as we still cant remove the oil pipe nuts at oil filter end.

Reason being the lack of access and being unable to remove oil filter cannister.

We have tried EVERYTHING to get it off. Including socket on end with huge breaker bar and oil filter wrench on the houseing and turning them opposite ways,

Does anyone have an idea of how much the cannister is that houses the oil filter ( in y26se engine)


my only options are to give up on this ...
bend the cooler pipes to do it....
hack/drill/cut the bloody cannister and renew/replace it.

Its clearly been overtightened by some ars3hole garage with air tools........ >:(

I had the same problem when i did mine, i ended up drilling many hole son the housing to take the cap off and then remove the rest of the filter housing. Then i got a brand new housing from the stealers which apparently is a newer design and in my opinion much better flowing. Get your powerdrill and start drilling.

socan i drill drill drill all the way down the main body right to where it meets the block ?

No you need to drill axially to the filter housing. Little holes on the filter housing cap would help you break it off later with a long screwdriver, then you can remove the filter element and use a 27 mm socket with extension to remove the bolt that hold it in place and job is done. you can have enough space to undo the oil lines. it will help you to either cut a spanner in half for that or cut a slot on a ring spanner as access is still a bit tricky.
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #17 on: 04 February 2007, 14:15:42 »
Excellent!!

"lid" is already of filter and filter removed. Also got the relevent tools to remove oil lines at filter end.

Now imagine this had only been an oil change.

Ive spent more time trying to remove an oil filter here than stripping the thing down to oil cooler/ removing thermostat and cleaning all the breathers  :o :o
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #18 on: 04 February 2007, 14:18:38 »
I'm glad mine has an older style spin on filter....
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #19 on: 04 February 2007, 14:26:01 »
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I'm glad mine has an older style spin on filter....

I am going to do what Roland suggested earlier in the thread and replace via adaptor with "normal" filter  :-/
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #20 on: 04 February 2007, 14:38:34 »
tea break.....heres where i am currently at....

Lid of filter off and filter out and picture taken up and into the filter...what you see in the picture far right is shrapnel from cutting into filter.

Looking at it i am concerned about where/ how the 27mm will fit on and grip......

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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #21 on: 04 February 2007, 15:33:31 »
Its one of the rare hex drive ones....you can see the hex in the centre....
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #22 on: 04 February 2007, 16:08:32 »
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Its one of the rare hex drive ones....you can see the hex in the centre....

yup!! as i dont have a 27mm socket but do have an excellent hex set ive tried the t55 and ....

Bingo ! its off with lots of swearing  :y

Problem now is - i broke my 1/2" to 3/8" reducer so i am currently limited to using my shorter wrench with the crows foot 19mm to get to the pipe.....and its not giving me enough leverage. Got a new converter on order to use with the longer wrench and give me the appropriate leverage

So untill next bleeding weekend....in the office 12 hours a day next week  >:(
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #23 on: 04 February 2007, 16:36:17 »
Its off, thats a result :y

Getting cold and dark now, time to go inside anyway..


And if that doesn't make you feel better, just done oil and coolant change on Rover, took about 30mins ;)
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #24 on: 04 February 2007, 18:23:58 »
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Its off, thats a result :y

Getting cold and dark now, time to go inside anyway..


And if that doesn't make you feel better, just done oil and coolant change on Rover, took about 30mins ;)

How is the Rover now?
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Re: Removal of Oil Filter Housing
« Reply #25 on: 04 February 2007, 18:40:18 »
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Its off, thats a result :y

Getting cold and dark now, time to go inside anyway..


And if that doesn't make you feel better, just done oil and coolant change on Rover, took about 30mins ;)

How is the Rover now?
Seems to be good :)
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