Oil cooler leak help needed

zimjig · 12-13-2017, 12:21 AM

I may have to do this fix since I'm having a leak, do you have to drain the oil before taking the oil filter and sandwich plate off?

axmea? · 12-13-2017, 01:11 AM

Ummmm....no need to drain if you can turn over your Z like a turtle on it's shell and then work on it. Otherwise you have to drain it.

zimjig · 12-17-2017, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axmea?

Ummmm....no need to drain if you can turn over your Z like a turtle on it's shell and then work on it. Otherwise you have to drain it.

Thank You....

Spooler · 12-17-2017, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zimjig

I may have to do this fix since I'm having a leak, do you have to drain the oil before taking the oil filter and sandwich plate off?

No you do not. I have pulled one before and lost about a quart of oil. Just put on a new oil filter. I wouldn't reuse that.

Rusty · 12-18-2017, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler

No you do not. I have pulled one before and lost about a quart of oil. Just put on a new oil filter. I wouldn't reuse that.

12-13-2017, 01:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,236 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Ummmm....no need to drain if you can turn over your Z like a turtle on it's shell and then work on it. Otherwise you have to drain it. JARblue likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Air leak	LafitteZ	Forced Induction	1	01-31-2012 09:26 PM
Oil Leak	Oscar135	Engine & Drivetrain	6	09-26-2011 10:17 AM
Greddy oil cooler core help needed	zuperman 370	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	1	06-28-2011 08:08 AM
how to seal fittings of oil cooler? (urgent answer needed)	Pharmacist	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	8	07-29-2010 09:46 PM
Doing an HPDE (level 1) @ Sebring, Oil Cooler needed?	flashburn	Track / Autocross / Drifting / Dragstrip	24	04-04-2010 10:56 PM

12-13-2017, 12:21 AM	#16 (permalink)
zimjig Base Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 8 Drives: 2013 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 8	I may have to do this fix since I'm having a leak, do you have to drain the oil before taking the oil filter and sandwich plate off?