Oil cooler Replacement 2g

[97talonnj]

hey ive just read some posts about the problems some were having with 2g water/oil cooler and the cracking of the delicate walls thus resulting in oil mixing in coolant. Im having the same trouble geeting water in coolant. I was curious as to what you do to fix it? The dealer wants 450$ for a new cooler. Also i read that some people run without the water/oil cooler, i would like to do this too i just dont know how. I have a brand new external air cooler ready to go in but what do i do with the lines that run to my current water cooler? And what do i exactly do with the old water cooler just remove it and put the filter on without it? Thanks for your help and sorry im not that mechanically inclined and dont have much to spend and this is my everyday driver. _scott

 

[Cesar]

Yeah, remove the sandwich thing witht the coolant lines on it. It has a little metal tab on it that prevents it from turning when removing/replacing the oil filter...