Oil Cooler Installation

[Krazykid]

Ok so I got a slightly used oil cooler, no big deal right? (Actually its just the part where the oil filter twists on.) Well I'm guessing that I have MISSED the boat on how you get the oil cooler o-ring to line back up. It seems like once you take the old one off the o-ring triples in size. Could someone please fill me in on what is going wrong here? Or how to properly install the o-ring behind the oil cooler?

 

[juddski88]

did you split the cooler in half or something?

 

[Krazykid]

did you split the cooler in half or something?

Yes

 

[xcablb7]

bad idea seals and gaskets inside arent available from gm

 

[Krazykid]

bad idea seals and gaskets inside arent available from gm

to late......LOL

 

[xcablb7]

My buddy made the same mistake we cleaned his real well put a thin coat of rtv on the gaskets and matched up a parts store o-ring

 

[Krazykid]

My buddy made the same mistake we cleaned his real well put a thin coat of rtv on the gaskets and matched up a parts store o-ring

I'm referring to the gasket between oilcooler house and oil filter housing odd shaped rectangular thing.

 

[ripmf666]