Engine bay loud(er) after Oilcooler

Chuck33079 · 09-26-2016, 03:08 PM

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A stupid question is never a stupid question.

Stick around here for a while. You'll see how wrong you are.

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It seems to 'tick?' Louder than before with the hood up and down. Im going to go for a drive again and see if anymore leaks persists. No leaks were found idling to temp (about a 30 minute idle)

I still have the underbody tray removed as it is a PITA to remove the bolts to see if any leakage occurs. Hoping that the undertray is something that deafened the tick.

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It's very possible the undertray kept the noise from reflecting off the ground and up to your ears, but who knows. As long as there are no leaks and the lines aren't hitting something, you should be fine.

NRGz · 09-26-2016, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Stick around here for a while. You'll see how wrong you are.

It's very possible the undertray kept the noise from reflecting off the ground and up to your ears, but who knows. As long as there are no leaks and the lines aren't hitting something, you should be fine.

Have you installed one? How did you manage to tighten up the fittings on the sandwich plate? I had a hard time tightening it down.. Do you know what size wrench it is? I was using a monkey/adjustable one and found it hard with the amount of room i had

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Nismonerd · 09-26-2016, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NRGz

Have you installed one? How did you manage to tighten up the fittings on the sandwich plate? I had a hard time tightening it down.. Do you know what size wrench it is? I was using a monkey/adjustable one and found it hard with the amount of room i had

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If you're using AN 10 fittings, you'll need a 1 in wrench. Make sure the bolt holding your sandwich plate is torqued per your instructions, mine was 20ft lbs. install the hose AN fitting that is hardest to get a wrench on first. Start it by hand getting as many turns as you can to ensure you're not cross threaded. Then use the wrench to snug it up. You may need to hold the sandwich plate with your other hand to keep it from rotating. Then install the other AN fitting by hand as you did the first. Use the wrench and hold the sandwich plate to keep it from rotating. If you've properly torqued the sandwich plate bolt, it should stay where you want it. You may be trying to over tighten the AN fittings.

NRGz · 09-26-2016, 06:56 PM

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If you're using AN 10 fittings, you'll need a 1 in wrench. Make sure the bolt holding your sandwich plate is torqued per your instructions, mine was 20ft lbs. install the hose AN fitting that is hardest to get a wrench on first. Start it by hand getting as many turns as you can to ensure you're not cross threaded. Then use the wrench to snug it up. You may need to hold the sandwich plate with your other hand to keep it from rotating. Then install the other AN fitting by hand as you did the first. Use the wrench and hold the sandwich plate to keep it from rotating. If you've properly torqued the sandwich plate bolt, it should stay where you want it. You may be trying to over tighten the AN fittings.

Thank you. I hand tightened with my strength for the AN fittings then wrenched it one by one.. I tried to use alot of force; but not enough so that I will strip anything. Wish they had a TQ # for the AN fittings. I TQ the sandwich plate to the desired level per manual.. It was 25 i believe.

It was hard to wrench down the second fitting due to space and size of my wrenches as well as me lying down for it lol.

Sort of wished i could find a short hose with the AN fittings on both sides so i could have 2-3 inches attached to the sandwich then install the lines to it. But all is well for now. Went for a few spirited runs ~10 miles and checked again, no leaks. Everything is going to go back on

Almost 100 degrees today, oil temp sits @ 190-200. Saw 210 for a breif moment

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Nismonerd · 09-26-2016, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NRGz

Thank you. I hand tightened with my strength for the AN fittings then wrenched it one by one.. I tried to use alot of force; but not enough so that I will strip anything. Wish they had a TQ # for the AN fittings. I TQ the sandwich plate to the desired level per manual.. It was 25 i believe.

It was hard to wrench down the second fitting due to space and size of my wrenches as well as me lying down for it lol.

Sort of wished i could find a short hose with the AN fittings on both sides so i could have 2-3 inches attached to the sandwich then install the lines to it. But all is well for now. Went for a few spirited runs ~10 miles and checked again, no leaks. Everything is going to go back on

Almost 100 degrees today, oil temp sits @ 190-200. Saw 210 for a breif moment

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Sounds like you're good to go and it's working nicely.

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