Symptoms of Oil Cooler Adapter Gasket Failure in Cars

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Symptoms of Oil Cooler Adapter Gasket Failure
in Cars
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The oil cooler adapter gasket on any vehicle is
an essential engine component designed to keep
modern cars running smoothly.
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The purpose of the engine oil cooler is to allow
the engines cooling system to remove excess heat
from the oil.
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In most of the cars, engine oil is fed to the
oil coolers from an adapter that is located
between the engine block and the engine oil
filter.
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If the car is serviced regularly, including
routine oil and filter changes, the oil cooler
should last as long as the car's engine or other
major mechanical parts.
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However, there are certain occasions when the oil
cooler begins to wear out and may ultimately
fail. Here are the symptoms shown by the oil
cooler when it fails.
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Oil leaking from the oil cooler
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One of the components that is part of the oil
cooling system is the oil cooler adapter, which
connects oil lines to the cooler itself and
another adapter sends cooled oil back into the
oil pan.
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Inside the adapter there is a gasket or rubber
o-ring and if the oil cooler adapter falls
externally, engine oil may be forced out of the
engine.
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However, if the leakage is small, you will notice
a puddle of engine oil on the ground beneath your
car or possibly a stream of oil on the ground
behind your car.
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Engine coolant leaking from the oil cooler
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Similar to the loss of oil, an external oil
cooler gasket failure may force all the engine
coolant out of the engine.
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Whether the coolant leak is small or large, you
will come across coolant puddling on the ground
underneath your car.
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If your car has a small leak, then you will
notice coolant puddling on the ground and if the
leak is a big one, you will notice steam pouring
out from under the hood of your car.
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Oil in the cooling system
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If the oil cooler adapter fails internally, you
may notice engine oil in your cooling system.
This happens because when the engine is running,
oil pressure is greater than cooling system
pressure.
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This eventually leads to a lack of lubrication
and can severely damage the engine.
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Coolant in the oil
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When the engine is not running and the cooling
system is pressurized, the coolant can be forced
from the cooling system into the oil pan.
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The high oil pan levels can damage the engine by
the crankshaft slapping the oil as it rotates.
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Conclusion
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If you come across any of these symptoms, then it
can be said that the oil cooler adapter gasket
has malfunctioned.
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You need to flush the engine and the coolant
system to remove all the contaminants and also
the oil cooler adapter gasket needs to be removed.
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