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Dented my oil cooler

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#1 ·
I dented my oil cooler a little when I tried to slide it back in the cover. Think it'll be a problem?
 
#3 ·
As @junior125 said, a picture would help immensely.

That said... I'm expecting that you caved one of the lower corners in a bit. Heat exchangers of this design are fairly fragile on the inside. At a minimum, I would pressurize water on the coolant side to see if it comes out the oil side. ...and - even if it didn't - I'd be concerned to use it.
 
#6 ·
Honestly the risk of a ruptured oil cooler isn't worth whatever your needs are...

Trust me... Take a sick day, rain check, rental car, or carpool for whatever you need to do but the risk isn't worth it.
 
#8 ·
I hear ya on that one...
 
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