Installing the oil coolant heat exchanger

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• Clean sealing surface (1).
• Replace gaskets (1), (2), (3) and (4).

  Parts:  Seals

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• Position the oil coolant heat exchanger on the full-flow oil filter.
• Tighten the screws (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6).
  TIGHTENING TORQUES SPECIFICATION
  
  

  Oil-to-water heat exchanger to full-flow oil filter
  	Tightening torque	10 Nm

  Fig 1: Oil Coolant Heat Exchanger Screws Tightening Sequence

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• Tighten the lid on the full-flow oil filter.
  TIGHTENING TORQUES SPECIFICATION
  
  

  Oil filter cover to oil filter module
  O-ring lightly oiled.	Tightening torque	25 Nm

  TIGHTENING TORQUES SPECIFICATION
  
  

  Oil filter cover to oil filter module
  Apply light coating of oil to O-ring.	Initial tightening torque	25 Nm
  	Release	180°
  	Tightening torque	25 Nm

Follow-up work 

• Refer to PREPARING THE THERMOSTAT FOR INSTALLATION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE THERMOSTAT ON THE TRANSMISSION OIL LINES .
• Refer to CONNECTING THE COOLANT LINE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT .
• Refer to INSTALLING RESONATOR .
• Refer to FILLING THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM WITH THE VACUUM FILLING EQUIPMENT .
• Refer to TIGHTENING THE OIL DRAIN PLUG .
• Refer to TIGHTENING THE OIL FILTER CAP .
• Refer to TOPPING UP THE MOTOR OIL .
• Refer to CHECKING/TOPPING UP THE OIL LEVEL IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE REAR THRUST FIELD .
• Refer to INSTALLING REAR UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE UNDERBODY PROTECTION OF THE STEERING GEAR OR THE FRONT THRUST FIELD .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION OR FRONT THRUST FIELD .
• Refer to CHECKING ENGINE OIL LEVEL .
• Refer to VENTING THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLANT SYSTEM .
• Refer to INSTALLING ACOUSTIC COVER .