TUTORIAL: Remove Oil Cooler (oil in coolant) on Mercedes-Benz GLK, M, E, C-Class CDI W204 (2008-2014), Vito, Viano, Jeep Patriot, Compass
Here we have a Mercedes-Benz C-Class CDI W204 (2008-2014) that has oil in coolant and we need to replace the oil cooler. This procedure or replacing oil cooler is the same for Mercedes-Benz GLK, M, E W212, Vito, Viano CDI, Jeep Patriot, Compass, etc.
For US customers:
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For UK & Europe customers:
You can find New Oil Cooler for Mercedes-Benz C-Class W024, GLK, M, E W212, Vito, Viano CDI, Jeep Patriot, Compass HERE: https://amzn.to/4a9qnMm
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From Aliexpress:
You can find New Oil Cooler for Mercedes-Benz C-Class W024, GLK, M, E W212, Vito, Viano CDI, Jeep Patriot, Compass HERE:
Or here:
What to check when you find oil in coolant or antifreeze:
– if the engine block is cracked
– if you have a bad oil cooler gasket or damaged oil cooler
– damaged or bad head gasket
– cracked pistons
– compromised oil cooler
We have check the coolant and the fluid looks black and milky, so definitely the coolant is contaminated with engine oil. So, will start with replacing the oil cooler beacuse we think that is the problem.
Here you can see that we have a Mercedes-Benz oil cooler that we will install on the car instead of the old one.
The oil cooler is located on the left side of the engine, hidden under other engine parts.
To get to the oil cooler, we will have to remove several parts from the engine compartment.
Required tools:
– Hose Clamp Plier: https://amzn.to/3JlFiWI
– E14 E-Torx socket: https://amzn.to/3sS825D
– 7 mm, 8 mm, 10 mm socket: https://amzn.to/46vCe4c
– 13 mm and 16 mm wrench: https://amzn.to/47S95Bp
– E8 mm, E10 mm Torx wrench: https://amzn.to/47QJLvx
– Pliers: https://amzn.to/4a0WVYE
– ratchet and extension ratchet: https://amzn.to/3uBPZBb
We hope that these are the tools that we have used. If you noticed that some tools is missing, you can write us in the video description below!
You can look for the oil cooler for Mercedes-Benz C-Class W024, GLK, M, E W212, Vito, Viano CDI, Jeep Patriot, Compass using the serial number A6511801310.
Don’t forget to replace the coolant after you replaced the oil cooler. For that, you need to use a special coolant solution to clean the entire engine coolant system.
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