Water To Oil Cooler
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 RAM Pickup and 2011 RAM Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
If a leak should occur in the water-to-oil cooler mounted to the side of the engine block, engine coolant may become mixed with transmission fluid. Transmission fluid may also enter engine cooling system. Both cooling system and transmission should be drained and inspected in case of oil cooler leakage.
- Disconnect both battery negative cables.
- Remove starter. Refer to STARTER, Removal .
- Drain cooling system. Refer to Standard Procedure .
- Disconnect coolant lines from cooler.NOTE:
Use a back-up wrench on the transmission cooler fittings to prevent damage to the cooler.
- Disconnect transmission oil lines from cooler. Plug cooler lines to prevent oil leakage.
- Remove cooler bracket to transmission adapter bolt.
- Remove the nut (6) secures the ground cable to the mounting stud then remove the nut.
- Remove the upper nut (2).
- Remove cooler bracket to block bolts (1).
- Remove cooler assembly from vehicle.