OEM 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser Oil Cooler

2006 Toyota Land Cruiser Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service the oil cooler on 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser?

  A: Service of the engine oil cooler starts by taking off the engine under cover rear and the No. 1 engine under cover. Empty engine coolant and engine oil before removing the oil filter sub-assembly and engine oil cooler through unfastening the 2 oil cooler hoses and removing the union bolt and plate washer and the oil cooler before extracting its O-ring. Inspection of the engine oil cooler should be conducted to check for damages or blockages which may require a replacement. The installation process requires cleaning the mounting surface of the oil cooler before installing a new O-ring on the cooler followed by application of engine oil on the union bolt threads and under the bolt head. Torque specifications must be 68.6 Nm (700 kgf-cm, 51 ft. lbs.) when attaching the oil cooler with plate washer and union bolt. You should install the oil filter sub-assembly followed by the No. 1 engine under cover then the engine under cover rear. Check the engine oil level while adding both engine oil and engine coolant before verifying possible engine coolant leakages.