Oil cooler seal question

J.P. · 03-03-2009, 09:04 PM

Hello everyone hope all is well, I was replacing my oil on my 2000 sportage and when I did the leak check I noticed that there's oil dripping from the oil filter housing (a.k.a oil cooler Supposedly that's what its called) I found this diagram hopefully you can open it. Oil is dripping from Number 5 . . . . I was wondering is there an o-ring that can be replaced or is it a full replacement of the cooler? Please help.. Thank you in advance.....

BASICALLY DOES IT NEED TO BE REPLACED OR CAN IT BE RESEALED?????

J.P. · 04-04-2009, 08:22 PM

Well in case anyone wants to know.. I finally called the dealer and asked.
The oil cooler and seal is one unit...It can only be replaced as a whole.... $106 from the dealer......

kiaracer · 04-04-2009, 09:57 PM

make sure you get new o-rings for where it bolts to the block. i've seen a few people re-use the o-rings and they end up bringing it into the dealership with an oil leak. they go flat after a while an don't seal anymore so it's smart to go ahead and pay an extra $10 or so and get 2 new o-rings.