Bee hive
11-03-08, 02:28 PM
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Bee hive
I like the look of the Bee hive cooler, but it looks like it has been leaking for a while....not too suprising. Is this something that can be rebuilt or is it a replacement issue?
11-06-08, 06:05 AM
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I think the moderator finally woke up!!!!
sorry, its an '85 N/A 12A and there is a good coat of oil on the side of the engine under the cooler. I would like to clean it up and fix the leaking
sorry, its an '85 N/A 12A and there is a good coat of oil on the side of the engine under the cooler. I would like to clean it up and fix the leaking
11-06-08, 08:49 AM
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Generally it's not the cooler that leaks, but the o-rings that seal it to the engine and/or pedestal. It's a common problem for the two little o-rings to harden up over time and start to weep. Pull off the bee-hive and replace the o-rings.
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11-07-08, 09:22 AM
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Better yet, replace the bee hive with a real oil cooler. Mazda got cheap with those years of cars. Eventually they went back to a real oil cooler. Supposedly due to problems with those. That is one of the first mods to be made on those cars.
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