Oil cooler seals

[Ilovelamp]

Anybody have an opinion on which oil cooler to block gaskets are better? The metal or gasket material?

 

[79jasper]

Not that I've changed a lot of them, but I like the metal.

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[Ilovelamp]

Not that I've changed a lot of them, but I like the metal.

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Well crap. My mahle kit came with gasket material. I don't ever want to have to do this again. I might go get the metal ones.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

I've almost exclusively used the gasket material ones. I haven't had issues with them.

 

[Ilovelamp]

I've almost exclusively used the gasket material ones. I haven't had issues with them.

Have you changed many? You think I'm good?

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Have you changed many? You think I'm good?

Several. I have those on my engine right now. I think I actually only used the metal ones once. That may have not even been on an IDI. It could have been on a 7.3PSD.

 

[Ilovelamp]

Several. I have those on my engine right now. I think I actually only used the metal ones once. That may have not even been on an IDI. It could have been on a 7.3PSD.

I just pressed my headers back on the bundle and pinched an oring... I saw where people had put the orings in the header and where people had put them on the bundle. From my experience, putting them straight on the bundle works ... Put one on the bundle, worked great, cut the crap out of the one in the header... Oh well, hopefully I don't cut the next one. I'm also using those orings from the mahle kit instead of the Ford ones, hope that wasn't mistake

 

[IDIBRONCO]

I only bought o-rings from Ford once. Back in about 2006. That cost me A LOT of money. I think it was around $60 and I'll NEVER do that again!

 

[typ4]

THE METAL ONES DO NOT SEAL. Dorman really screwed up on this one.
And I have oem or better orings in my kits. 48.00 shipped.


https://russrepair.com/oil-cooler-seal-kit/

 

[typ4]

And ONLY the early 6 ring coolers have the rings installed in the headers. all others go on the bundle.

 

[79jasper]

My experience was the motorcraft metal ones on a powerstroke.

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[IDIBRONCO]

My experience was the motorcraft metal ones on a powerstroke.

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I'm really thinking that was my experience too. It's been long enough that I really can't remember. After a couple dozen oil coolers, 15+ years ago, they all kind of run together.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

THE METAL ONES DO NOT SEAL. Dorman really screwed up on this one.

Thanks for the reminder Russ.

 

[Ilovelamp]

And ONLY the early 6 ring coolers have the rings installed in the headers. all others go on the bundle.

Good info, thanks man

 

[laserjock]

+ another 1 on the metal ones not sealing.