M20 Oil Cooler Outlet Thread: Is it replaceable?

[alas]

Hello R3vers,

Does anyone know if the outlet threading is replaceable? I had to replace my outlet pipe, and (stupidly) ruined the threading upon re-installation of a new outlet pipe...


Does anyone have experience removing/replacing them?
My next option would be to re-thread it or completely replace the cooler (which looks pretty beat up anyway).

Thanks in advance!
Eric

[alas]

Here's a real image of what I mean:

[TobyB]

Alas, it is not, unless you can braze.

Those USED to be cheap in the junkyard,
but they've gotten hard to find around here, lately.

t

[alas]

T,

Thanks for the quick feedback. I'll go looking at my local yards...

[e30davie]

Nothing is impossible.

[alas]

Have you done it?


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[iitsMikE30]

I would try to re thread it first. Maybe re-thread and if it still leaks than to thread on/ braze on a new coupling onto the existing piece. aiming to seal the leak while brazing the new coupling on.

[e30davie]

Have you done it?


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I've had similar repaired.

You need to find a fitting that you can braze onto it, if you go to a decent hydraulics shop they can supply something suitable and braze it on, it probably wont be the same thread though as that is probably a metric fine thread.

Then you need to adapt the oem piping to whatever new fitting that you have welded on. Which will probably involve cutting the oem piping and brazing a new suitable fitting onto it. It would be a good idea to cut it back further and add a bit of flexire line to it to make it nicer to bolt up. hard lines not much fine if they aren't made perfect.

Much easier to just find a new oil cooler if you can. though looking at your photo, number 4 is an o-ring. if you can get the thread good enough to wind on tightish the o-rinig should still seal.

[digger]

Delete the cooler

[ForcedFirebird]

^^^ Yup. Use the eta oil filter to block adapter and lose the cooler.