Sunday, October 6, 2013
How to Fix an Oil Cooler in a Ford Mustang
If the auto transmission cooler lines are leaking in your Ford Mustang, you will need to replace them with new lines. Your transmission cooler lines are hoses running from your Ford Mustangs transmission to the radiator. These hoses are used to transport hot transmission fluid to the radiator. Once the fluid gets to the radiator it will be cooled down for recirculation throughout the engine. If your cooler lines are leaking, it will ultimately result in a low level of transmission fluid. Insufficient levels can cause severe engine damage due to overheating and grinding gears. Plan on about one hour of time to repair these lines.
Instructions
- 1
Move the car to a level surface. Jack it up onto two jack stands. Allow for at least 30 minutes for the engine to cool before going underneath the vehicle.
2Find the transmission drain pan underneath the vehicle. This large metal pan will be surrounded by bolts. Position your collection bucket below the drain pan. Unscrew the drain bolt in the middle of the drain pan using the socket wrench. Allow the drain pan to empty for 10 to 15 minutes. Screw the drain bolt back into the center of the drain pan.
3Identify the transmission cooler lines, which run from the transmission to the bottom of the radiator. Determine the number of lines your car has, typically one or two. Utilize a flare nut wrench to remove the nuts connecting the hoses to the transmission and the radiator.
4Replace all old lines with new hoses. Utilize the same nuts to reattach the lines to the vehicle.
5Open the hood and find the transmission dipstick. Remove and put a funnel into the tube. Fill with the proper amount of transmission fluid as indicated in the owners manual. Remove the funnel and replace the dipstick before closing the hood.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
How to Add an Oil Cooler to a Sportster
All Harley engines, except the engines on V-Rods, are air-cooled, transversely mounted, two cylinder engines. The 45 degree, V-mounting on both Sportster and Big Twin engines reduces cool air flow around the cylinders. Mounting the hot exhaust near the cylinders also increases engine temperature. All of these identically designed Harley engines have cooling fins on the cylinders to help them radiate heat. An oil cooler mounted on the front also carries heat away from the engine in two ways. An oil cooler will increase the oil capacity of a Sportster from three to four quarts and more oil carries more heat. A cooler also increases the radiating surface for that engine oil.
Instructions
- 1
Unfasten the drain tube from the Sportster oil tank. Loosen the hose clamp with a screwdriver.
2Remove the drain plug and drain the engine oil into a pan. Unscrew the oil filter on the front of the Sportster with an oil filter wrench.
3Drain the oil in the filter into a pan. Discard the filter. Clean the front of the bike with rags.
4Disconnect the oil pump and crankcase feed hoses with an open end wrench. Apply gasket and thread sealer to the oil line fittings included with your oil cooler kit.
5Replace the old oil pump and crankcase lines with the new lines. Tighten the new fittings to 60 inch pounds with a torque wrench and an open end socket.
6Coat the threads of the oil line fitting included in your oil cooler kit with gasket and thread sealer. Attach the fittings to the openings in the oil pump and crankcase. Tighten the fittings to not more than 65 inch pounds of torque with a torque wrench.
7Unhook the wiring harness extension and clutch cable from the clips on left front of the bike. Remove the clips.
8Replace the clips with chrome oil cooler clamps from your oil cooler kit.
9Attach the oil cooler to the chrome clamps with the Allen bolts and nuts that came with your oil cooler. Plug the oil feed and oil return hoses on the oil cooler fittings.
10Secure the feed and return hoses with the hose clamps included with your oil cooler. Tighten the hose clamps with a screwdriver.
11Point the front of the cooler forward. Tighten the clamp screws to 30 inch pounds with a torque wrench and an Allen socket.
12Reattach the wiring harness extension and clutch cable to the oil cooler clamps. Tighten all hose fittings 22 foot-pounds of torque with a torque wrench.
13Wipe clean oil on the rubber gasket of a new oil filter. Spin the filter onto the filter stud and hand tighten.
14Add three quarts of oil to the oil tank. Run the motorcycle in neutral for five minutes.
15Check for oil leaks while the engine is running. Ensure the oil cooler gets warm. If the oil cooler stays cold a hose or fitting must be blocked.
16Turn off the motorcycle and add a fourth quart of oil to the oil tank. Turn the engine over and read the dipstick.
17Add oil if the dipstick reads below full. Retighten all fittings when the engine is cold.
