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ibexman



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Oil cooler fittings
Should I threadlock oil cooler fittings due to engine vibration ect
Post #826982 22nd Apr 2020 9:34am
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Daisy90



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Post #826983 22nd Apr 2020 9:43am
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discomog



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You really shouldn't need to threadlock them. I'd make sure you eliminate any vibration on the cooler as you're likely to develop stress fractures in the core. Defender 90XS SW
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Post #827001 22nd Apr 2020 11:15am
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TD5Neil



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I have never applied threadlock to oil cooler connections
Post #827031 22nd Apr 2020 4:02pm
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