Where is the oil cooler in a Mercedes Benz?
Wedged between the engine block and oil filter, oil coolers can be found in much of the Mercedes-Benz catalogue. Most Mercedes use what we call a stack plate heat exchanger. This system uses alternating pathways to cool your oil.
What causes an oil cooler to mix with coolant?
Faulty Oil/Coolant Heat Exchanger On a lot of modern cars, there is an oil cooler installed on your car, which is cooled by the coolant. Sometimes a gasket or a crack could occur inside the oil heat exchanger and it will cause the oil and coolant to mix up.
How do you remove oil from coolant system?
Rightly we suspected the culprit to be the oil cooler, as in our opinion, no head gasket failure would act in dumping these quantities of oil in this uncontrolled way. To remove and replace the oil cooler first drain the coolant system (if you hadn’t already!) Then remove the top induction hose from the intercooler to the inlet manifold for access.
Why do you put coolant in the radiator?
The coolant is poured into a car’s radiator which circulates the fluid around the engine from the outside, keeping the temperature under control and helping to keep the car from overheating. Even if you aren’t a car specialist, you would still probably know where to pour in the engine oil and where to pour in your coolant.
Wedged between the engine block and oil filter, oil coolers can be found in much of the Mercedes-Benz catalogue. Most Mercedes use what we call a stack plate heat exchanger. This system uses alternating pathways to cool your oil.
Where does the coolant go in an oil cooler?
In most vehicles on the road, engine oil is fed to the oil coolers from an adapter that is located between the engine block and the engine oil filter. The oil then flows through the tubes of the cooler while the engine coolant flows around the tubes. The heat from the oil is transferred through the walls…
What causes oil to mix with coolant in a Mercedes?
If you have the Valeo, it is almost certain to be leaking and allowing coolant and transmission oil to mix. Keep in mind that old, used transmission oil will be black, not red like fresh oil. Bang! Head gasket or tranny cooler failure!
Why do I have oil in my radiator?
I found this image in which it looks like the oil cooler is incorporated into the radiator on the left hand (driver’s side). You probably need to replace the head gaskets. The oil pump when functioning properly makes much more pressure than the coolant system. As a result, when the head gasket fails, oil can make its way into the coolant system.