Oil cooler ldv . Ford 2.4 duratorq engine

[danroker1987]

Hi all

 

On Monday I noticed oil in my water ,antifreeze tank . So this morning the van went into the garage thinking head gasket had gone,found out it's not the head gasket but the oil cooler.

 

Couple of hours later I get a call from the garage saying its my oil cooler .ok. Result I think!!!

 

Then I'm told the oil cooler will cost £450.......... Errr really ???they have gone ahead with the work. I have been looking all day to try and find an oil cooler worth 400 and I can't ? I can't find one for over 150 they start at about 63 and go to about 129.

 

How can they justify that???? They are a reputable company in Northampton which I have used for the last couple of years and have had no issues.

 

Don't forget labour will be on top of that all in all it's costing me 680 to flush everything and fit it.

 

Any mechanics on here think they are taking the biscuit?? Any advice would really help.

 

 

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[detritus21]

Is it a combined oil cooler radiator. Also likely to be a genuine part hence the price

[Breezeblock]

the price does sound quite high without exploring other avenues i would be more angry that they went ahead with the work without checking

[Rich2484]

What he said, they will only go to ford to get the genuine part from then. Garages will not use aftermarket or replica unless there is no other choice. This is more down to trace of accountably than anything else.

 

Fords are a pita. So without seeing or doing the job I really couldn't comment on the labour charge.

[danroker1987]

Thanks guys

 

It wants to be genuine for that, for that I expect it to make tea,do dishes ,take flack from my missus, bet it can't do that. I will check if it's genuine in the morning ,if so il bite the bullet ,need her back on the road earning,piece of ****! Thanks again might get a dartboard to put this on

 

 

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[div_h]

It's not a big job, but I had 1 in years ago and bypassed the water going through the cooler with abit off pipe, (hope there right) and it was he head gasket. I'm sure it's only two pipe that go too the cooler and it bolts too the block, tackle yourself good luck

[Treewolf]

This is an increasingly common problem on the 2.4 TDCi engine in all fitments. The oil cooler fails and allows the oil (higher pressure) to leak into the cooling system (lower pressure).

 

Another item to add to the growing list of not-terribly-good-design-features of this engine.