Introduction
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            After removing the side panel, it's clear that my oil cooler has been leaking for a while. Fortunately, AFAB sells a complete replacement kit including a new oil cooler and new hoses! 
 
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            The tail light covers come off easy enough with 10 screws and a single connector. 
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            The white housing beneath comes off with a bolt on the left and a screw on the right. 
 
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            On my Vixen there was a hex head bolt on the top right, and a on-its-way-to-being-stripped Phillips head bolt on the top left. 
 
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            There were two Phillips screws in the bottom of the panel, but these weren't actually attached to anything. 
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            My new side-routed exhaust definitely made it harder to get this panel out. 
 
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            Once the condenser fan is removed we can get a good look at the oil cooler. The fittings are certainly leaking, but the cooler itself might actually be fine. 
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            The Vixen bleeds black and I bleed red, whoops! 
 
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            Here's all the shiny new replacement parts. You can buy the oil cooler kit from AFAB. 
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            I made a mess of the threads putting one of the blue aluminum fittings in to the top of the new oil cooler. Thanks to a 1/2" NPT tap and die from Harbor Freight and a friend's help I was able to salvage it and I don't think it leaks, but time will tell... 
 
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            On a closer inspection, all my existing fittings are leaking, which at this point I suppose is a good sign. 
 
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            Getting the oil cooler off the condenser was easy, there's just two bolts. But it's still attached to the engine... 
 
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            It was easy enough to loosen the hose clamps and pop the hoses off. 
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            This made a mess, because not surprisingly, there's oil in the lines. 
 
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            There was a lot of oil/dust sludge beneath the oil cooler, requiring a rather dirty cleanup. 
 
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            Removing the remaining couplers was quite challenging. 
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            I was able to borrow some large metric wrenches (24 mm and 27 mm) from a friend to help with this step. 
 
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            After the first fitting was off, I was able to get a 24 mm socket over the second one to remove the fitting. 
 
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            I routed the new lines the same as the old ones. 
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            The plastic lining the hole the hoses go through is definitely decaying, but seems like it'll still protect the hoses ok. 
 
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            Everything's in place! 
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            I spent some more time cleaning the dirty panel below. Thus far I have no leaks from the new oil cooler! 
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.