goofy2000

Member

• Feb 21, 2018

• #1

Hello all Newbie here and 1st Land Rover, and already asking for advice please!!
I have a 03 Disco Auto with 120 k and have only had it for a few weeks, my plan this weekend is to deal with one of the oil leaks. Which after using a snake camera looks like it maybe coming from the Oil cooler Banjo Bolt, is this possible?. My second question, if the oil can leak from the O' Ring on the Banjo can it be replaced or is it (frightened to ask) the whole Oil Cooler that needs replacing? TIA

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2018

• #2

you can replace them if its just the washers

 

dieseldog69

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Feb 21, 2018

• #3

jamesmartin said:

you can replace them if its just the washers

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Beat me to it!

Copper washers, cheap as chips, go to the main dealer and ask for them just in case they are the fancy ones with a rubber lip on them.

 

freelance

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2018

• #4

Should be two copper washers, or two o rings, one each side of banjo fittings, copper goes hard after a while, they can be annealed (softened) and reused, or replaced

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2018

• #5

dieseldog69 said:

Beat me to it!

Copper washers, cheap as chips, go to the main dealer and ask for them just in case they are the fancy ones with a rubber lip on them.

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dowty washer

 

freelance

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2018

• #6

dieseldog69 said:

Beat me to it!

Copper washers, cheap as chips, go to the main dealer and ask for them just in case they are the fancy ones with a rubber lip on them.

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Fancy ones are called “ dowty” washers, aluminium with a rubber seal

 

dieseldog69

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Feb 21, 2018

• #7

jamesmartin said:

dowty washer

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See told you's they were fancy ones, they even got foreign sounding names for em

 

goofy2000

Member

• Feb 21, 2018

• #8

Thank very much, will be buying the washers tomorrow.

 

Bantam1

Well-Known Member

• Feb 21, 2018

• #9

dieseldog69 said:

Copper washers, cheap as chips, go to the main dealer and ask for them

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What!
Get the gas torch out and heat the old copper washers to cherry red, hold them at that stage for brief moment and then let them cool naturally.
They call it annealing and it saves chips.

 

goofy2000

Member

• Feb 22, 2018

• #10

Sorry meant to ask last night, once I get to the Oil Cooler is it just a case of removing the Banjo Bolts and replacing washers? Have got a diagram but not that clear! TIA.