Oil & Fuel Replacing Deutz Engine Oil Cooling Pipes

[woodlandfarms]

Well, my little contribution to the PT Shop Manual... I will try to document any repairs from here on out unless you guys object. This way maybe there will be a person down the road who wants to put everyones repairs in a manual.

Anyway, the Deutz began leaking at the hoses that run to and from the cooler.

A call to Terry got me some very overpriced parts. There is another post with parts you could buy for third of the price from Deutz. I did not wait and well, paid the price.

So, anyway... The tubes arrived. First thing I noticed was that they are a rubber coated metal pipe. In manufacturing they mold the the rubber over the pipe with two molds. This leaves some rubber where the molds meet. I had the wife clean them up with an exacto knife cause she is more careful than me.

Here is the leaker, the cooler, and the replacement rods. I have removed the cover plate to expose the leaking pipe. This is done with two bolts and should be part of your maintenance on cleaning the oil cooler

 

[woodlandfarms]

So, after exposing the leak, I undid the oil cooler. 4 bolts. These are weird star bolts but a 9mm socket will remove them. Remember on the PT, Deutz is metric, everything else is SAE

I tried to clean up around the leaking hose but it was pretty caked on. Cleanliness is a good thing so don't get lazy like me.

So, after removing the bolts I grabbed hold of the filter assemble and pulled up. It took a bit of grunt. I stood up, holding it and admiring the fact it had come clean off. Then I noticed all the oil on my pants. Remember the oil cooler cools oil so it has oil in it so its going to leak. I am such a dumb a**.

So, I turned the filter upside down and cleaned up as best I could. I then grabbed each old pipe and pulled firmly and out they slid.

This is where one mistake was made. When I went to replace the new pipes, I realized I had not cleaned the rubber flap along the lower edge. In trying to clean it I dropped some goo in the hole.

Anyway. I put a bit of oil around the new rubber pipes and pushed them into the cooler.

I then put the filter back onto the tractor. It was a bit of a pill as things were messy and the pipes do not go straight down. The pill was trying not to knock junk loose that would fall into the engine.

I had to push really hard to get the hoses to seat. Triple check to make sure you have pushed the cooler all the way down.

Put your bolts back in and bobs your uncle. So far the 15 minutes I ran after the repair I have no leaks (there - just found another big one).

Carl

 

[Marks481]

Cover your face and stick the tip of a pressure washer wand down there, and it will solve that gunk problem. And coat everything around the whole tractor with it. I hose down my entire tractor and the engine compartment after I use it to keep the gunk from building up; keeps it pretty clean. Despite that, I haven't had any problems with water getting where it shouldn't and causing electrical problems.