How to replace the oil cooler lines and oil filter adapter gasket and seal on a 1998 S10 Blazer.

This repair shows you how to replace the engine oil cooler lines and the gasket/seal for the oil filter adapter housing on a 1998 S10 Blazer 2wd.

[@worshipwhilewewait]

Watch WAY too many vdos where someone tells you what needs to be done and what they did but NEVER actually SHOW you how/what to do. LOVE your vdos - you show the whole deal! That makes people like me - Joe Average trying to save a few $$$ by doing it Myself - pretty confident that I CAN do it. Tks and yep I DID IT! LOOK MA - NO LEAKS!!!😎😄🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮 TACOS FOR EVERYONE!!!!

[@pharmdog1]

This is what a pro video looks like. Even telling you the wrench/nut sizes you need.

[@theman9764]

Thanks! Your comment means a lot, people don't realize the amount of time it takes to make and edit these stupid videos

[@stanley2004]

Absolutely outstanding picture quality and audio as well. Just brilliant !

[@theman9764]

Thanks! Nothing more annoying than when someone is swinging the camera around like a ragdoll and the lighting sucks

[@kingofgrocery1614]

Seriously the BEST vid for this project ( not made for idiots) the way you you cleaned and changed is top of the line work.

[@theman9764]

Thanks man! I really appreciate your positive comment, if you have any questions about anything i might not have covered just let me know!

[@megatonesilva6546]

The oil lines are difficult to push into the couplers on the radiator.......to make this easier, I position the cooler lines in the couplers and then place an appropriate size fuel line disconnect tool around the line. I press the tool in an effort to push the cooler line deeper into the coupler. When it becomes difficult to insert the line into the couplers I place a tube wrench against the fuel line tool and hit the tube wrench with a small hammer resulting in the cooler lines entering the coupler until they are in the right location.

[@veggiepowered]

i;am your newest subscriber my 1999 Astro van pours out oil iam going to do what you did in your video hopefully it will stop leaking

[@theman9764]

Worst part is trying to clean and scrap off old gasket material from the oil filter adapter

[@MylesDavid]

Thanks Dan for the great video!! We’ll be attempting this in the morning. I’ll let you know how it goes! Ha! 👍🏼

[@Kaibil66]

Dan, great video, thank you for posting it, for sure it motivated me to fix my chevy astro. Thanks a lot.....

[@everywares6010]

Nice job 👍🏼 cleaned that up real good

[@leon89far]

Thanks for the video man.

[@mountainprepper2878]

Very well said and done!

[@jimlarocca2376]

Good job man awesome thanks for the info

[@jacobpierce2880]

You should do a suspension front end video! Even oil pan. Nice one!

[@theman9764]

I did a video on replacing the upper control arms, wheel bearings, brakes, and ball joints

[@pedroayala9353]

Great video sir!

[@theman9764]

Thank you! Hopefully I'll have some more videos coming soon

[@carlosjacobson4078]

Very helpful!

[@kengerst5991]

Very well made video easy to follow and explained in detail nice job sir thanks I have to do the same look forward to more videos

[@kengerst5991]

Well replaced lines and housing it went great your Video was spot on thanks for the videos you do

[@u.s.a.198]

Ty for video

[@ultimoicano]

Very good video!! Thank you !!

[@patmiller2415]

Why do you need to replace the oil cooler lines? I have oil in the coolant & I think it's from the oil cooler, not the crack head (no water in oil, 1994 Chevy K1500). How do I know what parts need to be replaced (oil cooler, the gasket & o-ring, or the oil cooler lines?) Any advice & suggestions. I'm an older woman & start learning, watching KZbin & doing the work by myself if it's simple & if I could.

[@theman9764]

If you have oil in the coolant, chances are you possibly have either a blown head gasket or the radiator is internally cracked and causing cross contamination. Check your oil level and see if the oil is a milky color, that would indicate coolant mixing into the oil, if that's the case then it might be time for a mechanic to check it out, the reason for replacing the oil cooler lines is the rubber lines themselves deteriorate over time and leak at the crimps and will leak right thru the hose thru pinholes, good luck!

[@frankbrinkley8692]

Great Job! But where did you buy your gaskets from?

[@theman9764]

Everything came from rockauto.com

[@lewisbridgeman7116]

That was helpful. I wonder why you recommend not to use silicone on the flat gasket???

[@theman9764]

I'm not a real big fan of silicone

[@SirPractical]

Is it a good idea to use some type of thread lock for the bolts?

[@theman9764]

You could probably use a little dab of blue loctite but as long as you snug em down pretty good i think you'd be alright without it

[@AROD500500]

Great Video, I'm the process of changing the oil cooler lines this.. my lower line just popped out this week. I had a puddle of oil on the front left tire. I said WTF..! I had did my oil change too. All this after I had replaced my radiator about 1 yr ago. Go figure? So I'm paying more attention to both lines when installing them. I have to hear the click and see if the clips hold the flare head lines and I'll pull to see if they are in place. I have to purchase a set if longer metric wrenches for the 13mm bolt. I had cut the rubber lines and remove the cooler assembly 40 torx bits gave me hell.. so I'm cleaning the housing and buying new gasket and O-ring seal. Where did you purchase the new oil cooler lines from? Thanks

[@theman9764]

Rockauto.com

[@AROD500500]

@@theman9764 Good Evening, I was able to order the Oil Cooler Line and the Oil Cooler Housing gasket and O-Ring.. it comes in a kit for $1.91 and the lines were $41.79.. super cheap compared to the big box auto parts stores.. that their price was double and triple the price.. I had to cut the rubber lines.. I had a problem with the 13mm bolt, it wouldn't budge.. I 'll remove it on the table vise to hold the Oil Cooler Housing. Original part was never removed since factory assembly. Thanks again..!

[@martinhernandezmorales8934]

very good video where I can buy the oil filter housing and how much does it cost. They don't have auto zone. o'really. Advance. and napa. I have a 2002 astro van and the oil was mixed with the antifreeze. thanks for your attention.

[@theman9764]

I bought most of my parts on rockauto.com

[@martinhernandezmorales8934]

@@theman9764 thank's

[@JoseMorales-ho7lo]

Good job amigo, ken you tell me the part number for gasket an o ring

[@theman9764]

I don't remember the exact part number i used but you can find it easily on rockauto.com, also search oil cooler gasket kit

[@jeffdvr6]

Is this the same on a 4.3? Looks like you did this job on a 4 cylinder but I could be wrong

[@theman9764]

This was on a 4.3

[@jeffdvr6]

@@theman9764 copy that. Thank you! I couldn’t tell was trying to make a guess from your other video on this truck. Thanks again much appreciated will be following your video this weekend on my blazer

[@KJ1186]

What brand of line did you use GM or Dorman?

[@theman9764]

I honestly don't remember, i got it on rockauto.com but I'm pretty sure it was AC Delco

[@MichaelMiller-km5wr]

It appears that you didnt add oil to the filter before install or putting it on. Did you

[@theman9764]

I don't think so, oil pressure comes up within 2-3 seconds anyway

[@sabrinagarcia4269]

Is a 1999 chevy trailblazer similar

[@theman9764]

Yes it's the same thing, if it's 4wd then it's way more difficult to work on, the Trailblazer package was basically a more luxurious version of the blazer but everything underneath is exactly the same