Disassembly & Cleaning
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- Using soft-faced hammer, tap on oil cooler front and rear headers to loosen "O" rings. Remove oil cooler front and rear headers from oil cooler by using twisting motion. See Fig 1.
- Thoroughly clean all components with solvent. Ensure oil cooler is thoroughly flushed to ensure all residue is cleaned from oil cooler. Dry components with compressed air.