Oil line

[Jkelley]

Does 94 7.3 idi have a high pressure oil Lin and where is it located

 

[franklin2]

If it has a turbo it will have one. I am not sure if it goes to the back center where the oil pressure sender goes or if it went to one of the ports on either side in the rear.

 

[Jkelley]

Mine don't have a turbodoes it still have it

 

[Thewespaul]

No. You can tap into oil pressure at the sending unit fitting or at any of the blocked ports

 

[Jkelley]

Do they have an after market oil cooler for this Trk or do I have to stay with the Oem oil cooler

 

[Sidewinded_idi]

Do some research. Lots of options

 

[Thewespaul]

You have to keep the factory oil cooler but you can add an additional one if you feel you need it

 

[Jkelley]

Old cooler leaking oil bad and it's supposed to be a real pain to repair

 

[Macrobb]

Are you sure it's the oil cooler leaking, for one?
Make sure it's not dripping down from the valve cover gasket.

If it is the oil cooler, it's not as bad as it could be - turns out, all you need to do to remove it is get the steering shaft out of the way. There's one bolt where it connects to the steering box - remove that, push up on the shaft and the bottom end should come free. Tie it up and out of the way.

It should be able to be removed now, though you might need or want to remove more stuff(like the PS pump) for clearance.
Getting the cooler apart might be a challenge - once it's apart, it's not a big deal to clean everything and reinstall new O-rings.

Putting it back together should be done with a ratchet-strap; just wrap it around the whole thing and keep putting tension on it until it goes back together.

Also, remember, an IDI has no "high pressure" oil anything. It's all "low pressure"(<50 psi).

 

[Jkelley]

Thanks gonna try it

 

[SlippyRider]

Are you sure it's the oil cooler leaking, for one?
Make sure it's not dripping down from the valve cover gasket.

If it is the oil cooler, it's not as bad as it could be - turns out, all you need to do to remove it is get the steering shaft out of the way. There's one bolt where it connects to the steering box - remove that, push up on the shaft and the bottom end should come free. Tie it up and out of the way.

It should be able to be removed now, though you might need or want to remove more stuff(like the PS pump) for clearance.
Getting the cooler apart might be a challenge - once it's apart, it's not a big deal to clean everything and reinstall new O-rings.

Putting it back together should be done with a ratchet-strap; just wrap it around the whole thing and keep putting tension on it until it goes back together.

Also, remember, an IDI has no "high pressure" oil anything. It's all "low pressure"(<50 psi).

That's an awesome reply.
You da man.

 

[Jkelley]

Thanks it is the cooler chkd it again most definitely cooler

 

[Sidewinded_idi]

Well you have to fix it. Even with an external cooler you can’t run it without that one in place

 

[Jkelley]

Yep next week

 

[franklin2]

I don't know, I thought it was a pain both times I did it. The first time was when the gasket to the block was leaking. About 5 years later one of the o-rings started leaking.

This has to be the messiest dirtiest job I have ever done on a vehicle. You need to drain the block as good as you can with the block drains. That means coolant everywhere, not many people have the nice petocks on their blocks to hook a hose to.

I then took a saw and made a cut in my inner fender after I took the driver's side tire off. So I could get a long extension in there to get the bolts loose.

Once you get it loose, even though you try your best, oil and coolant still go everywhere making a huge mess.

I think both times I did it, I took the long bolt out of the driver's side motor mount, and jacked the engine up just a tad and worked it out of there.