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Originally Posted by SPOHN Have you bumped your head? If your careless and just throw your cooler to the side and clean it off with dirty rag, roll it in

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Old 03-11-2012, 07:17 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Have you bumped your head? If your careless and just throw your cooler to the side and clean it off with dirty rag, roll it in the dirt while reinstall it in a windstorm that might be the case.

And then to say that's equivalent to rebuilding your motor is about the most ludacris statment I've ever heard. My recommendations are on par to what most all shops would say and have said. But who am I?

I'm very curious to know which shops told you to clean out your oil cooler so please do share.

And, I still don't understand the logic. How will the oil cooler get dirty and not the rest of the parts in the motor? Is the oil cooler a filter? Will it get clogged up? I'd think the bearings in the motor will spin before a row in a cooler gets clogged. I'm pretty sure most oil adapter plates direct the oil through the oil filter first, before sending into the cooler and thus, filtered oil is always entering. If the cooler is clean from the get go (brand new) then you will never ever have a problem. If for whatever reason you feel your cooler is dirty, you are supposed to replace it. If your oil is in fact getting that dirty, you're either not changing it fast enough, or you have other issues with contamination.

I'm not trying to pick a fight with you, please do not misunderstand me. I'd rather everyone really understand and put this to rest.
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