P38 2.5DSE 96/97 Water pump

Mark Piercy · Oct 21, 2021

synchro said:
ive done everything up till the Center gearbox cooler adapter.
Is this the thing sticking out with blue protective casings?

Yes there are two pipe fittings at the very bottom of the rad, one is central and the other is at the power steering pump side. If you try to lift the rad the conter one will catch on the fan. Cut that one so the threads are taken off.
I'm not sure if the adapter will unscrew??

synchro · Oct 21, 2021

Mark Piercy said:
Yes there are two pipe fittings at the very bottom of the rad, one is central and the other is at the power steering pump side. If you try to lift the rad the conter one will catch on the fan. Cut that one so the threads are taken off.
I'm not sure if the adapter will unscrew?? View attachment 250852

will it not leak coolant if i remove it?

Mark Piercy · Oct 21, 2021

synchro said:
will it not leak coolant if i remove it?

Not via these two no, these are for gearbox oil pipes when the car is a manual

synchro · Oct 21, 2021

Oh okay thanks. Will get em off.

Mark Piercy · Oct 21, 2021

synchro said:
Oh okay thanks. Will get em off.

We hacked the last one we did as the radiator was shot, so we were not so fussy about the adapter being cut.

tomcat59alan · Oct 21, 2021

It would have been cheaper and quicker to fly me over to do it for you.

synchro · Oct 21, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
It would have been cheaper and quicker to fly me over to do it for you.

probably

Just gonna chop it off with a saw

shouldve done that almost in the first place…

Atleast my dhl package with all my fresh pulleys and ac tensioner comes soon

By the tough job i assume it is heavily overdue on service on drivebelts and pulley bearings.

tomcat59alan · Oct 21, 2021

synchro said:
probably

Just gonna chop it off with a saw shouldve done that almost in the first place…

Atleast my dhl package with all my fresh pulleys and ac tensioner comes soon

By the tough job i assume it is heavily overdue on service on drivebelts and pulley bearings.

I could have brought them with me in my hand luggage.

Mark Piercy · Oct 21, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
I could have brought them with me in my hand luggage.

You said I was going in the hand luggage with you.... God....

synchro · Oct 21, 2021

just nearly got the saw down there...

I am going to buy a drill (milwaukee) and sadly they don't get sold in stores around my area so i'll haf to order one.
Get some proper drill bits and finish up the tool and ofc update when i get my viscous off.

May take years.

Grrrrrr · Oct 21, 2021

synchro said:
just nearly got the saw down there...

I am going to buy a drill (milwaukee) and sadly they don't get sold in stores around my area so i'll haf to order one.
Get some proper drill bits and finish up the tool and ofc update when i get my viscous off.

May take years.

Does a junior hack-saw not fit?

synchro · Oct 21, 2021

Grrrrrr said:
Does a junior hack-saw not fit?

I couldn't get a good angle at it. I'd haf to saw 10 hours continous to saw trough it

To many objects in the way.

Yes, used a junior hack saw, even with a new blade.

Mark Piercy · Oct 22, 2021

synchro said:
I couldn't get a good angle at it. I'd haf to saw 10 hours continous to saw trough it

To many objects in the way.

Yes, used a junior hack saw, even with a new blade.

Do it from below

synchro · Oct 31, 2021

Regarding the gearbox cooling adapter thingy at the bottom of the radiator, this does not unscrew.. theres a small nut on it which apparently if you unscrew this just a tiny bit coolant does leak out.

Im abit over halfways sawing tru the waterpump shaft. (Used up 3 saw blades, and stores have been closed at the worst timings so couldnt get new ones)

good thing is i got my milwaukee tools, sadly my right angle impact has a bad sound in reverse so had to send it back

I think my rangie is up and going tomorrow.
If not later today if i get home early.
I bet its gonna be a blast getting the remaining shaft out of the fan clutch nut when its off

edit: the gearbox adaptor is loose inside the radiator or something. When nut is off you can move it around but didnt figure out how to draw it out..

brianp38dse · Oct 31, 2021

You can not get the gearbox cooler out of the radiator DO NOT try you will wreck your rad it is installed before the core is clamped on to the bottom housing
you can cut off part of the thread that sticks out if you have a auto box.

tomcat59alan · Oct 31, 2021

brianp38dse said:
You can not get the gearbox cooler out of the radiator DO NOT try you will wreck your rad it is installed before the core is clamped on to the bottom housing
you can cut off part of the thread that sticks out if you have a auto box.

+1 the nut is just a clamping nut which hold the cooler in position and seals to prevent coolant loss

RangeRoller dt · Oct 31, 2021

My god you’ve been struggling

I had same sort of issue but not this bad. Usual issue is lack of copaslip when it was fitted, wonder if yours was loctited on?

(Pack of) hacksaw blades, 2 pieces of wood strapped around end as a handle? Will get in most places.

tomcat59alan · Oct 31, 2021

RangeRoller dt said:
My god you’ve been struggling I had same sort of issue but not this bad. Usual issue is lack of copaslip when it was fitted, wonder if yours was loctited on?

(Pack of) hacksaw blades, 2 pieces of wood strapped around end as a handle? Will get in most places.

Voice of experience?? Some strange wimin in the Valleys

synchro · Oct 31, 2021

RangeRoller dt said:
My god you’ve been struggling I had same sort of issue but not this bad. Usual issue is lack of copaslip when it was fitted, wonder if yours was loctited on?

(Pack of) hacksaw blades, 2 pieces of wood strapped around end as a handle? Will get in most places.

i have quite a similar tool as the one you are describing. Works fairly ok but blades get dull so fast due to not being available to fully use its whole length. Quite thight down there but im over halfways

btw, i managed to get the tool working, had a helping hand holding the pulley and i smacked the wrench with a hammer, no movement at all

so even with the tool working wont come off.

The rangie will hopefully be ressurected later today if i got time. If not tommorrow perhaps.

might need a new blade or two tho for the saw.

But yeah, this viscous fan, god damn why is it such a bugger

im totally going to coppa slip it! I wont even wish my biggest enemies would have such a stuck fan

Mark Piercy · Oct 31, 2021

I used a big grinder on the last waterpump extraction!!

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