HELP coolant/oil leak

[Jay03cobra]

Hey guys im getting pretty sick of few oil spots and coolant spillage on my driveway, i put the car up in the air and noticed around oil filter area to be leaking. it came to my ears that the oil cooler adapter leaks on the 03/04 cobra. i just wanna hear what you guys have to say and also i noticed a few drops of coolant on the sway bar and near crank pulley...... maybe same issue,,,, adapter? any help is appreciated

 

[03cobra#694]

Start by checking where the oil cooler attaches to the block right under the oil filter. Pretty common actually.

 

[Jay03cobra]

thanks

 

[SnakeBit]

If you're leaking oil around the oil filter, there are 2 possible pronblems:
1. Last time filter was changed, the filter's rubber seal came off and was stuck to the oil cooler. New filter put on, now there are 2 seals stacked. This WILL leak.

2. The hollow shaft the oil filter is screwed on has backed out. This will leak oil out of a weep hole on the body of the oil cooler. You need to remove the oil filter and use a 1/2" allen wrench to screw the hollow shaft back in. You can change the filter by itself without draining your oil. You'll have to add 1 qt of new oil (I'd just put a new filter back on rather than re-using the old filter).

Good luck.

 

[terminatd]

I just went through a catastrophic leak pulling out of my garage, 12" wide and 15 feet long, ugghh what a mess. Checked the cooler/filter shaft and could turn it by hand, torqued it to 43lbs with a 1/2 hex bit socket, changed oil and filter. Now I have a very very slight run and a single drip from the weep hole, otherwise good.

Is that residual oil still working itself out or should it be dry immediately.

 

[03cobra#694]

Most likely residue if it leaked that bad, I'd keep a eye on it though.

 

[terminatd]

Most likely residue if it leaked that bad, I'd keep a eye on it though.

Yes, the weeping stopped, completely dry now..

It is amazing how much oil sprayed out of that weep hole.

If I wasn't at home, could have blown the motor from starvation.

Check the shaft with every oil change... 43 lbs half inch hex socket (for reference)

The one (last) oil change that I didn't do caused this mess..

..

 

[Jimmysidecarr]

Hey guys im getting pretty sick of few oil spots and coolant spillage on my driveway, i put the car up in the air and noticed around oil filter area to be leaking. it came to my ears that the oil cooler adapter leaks on the 03/04 cobra. i just wanna hear what you guys have to say and also i noticed a few drops of coolant on the sway bar and near crank pulley...... maybe same issue,,,, adapter? any help is appreciated

From the Terminator "How To" forum:

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/how-230/772115-how-repair-leaking-oil-cooler.html