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4.
Remove the front bumper cover and head lights to gain access to the
front bumper.
5. Place a drain pan under the lower radiator hose connection at the radia-
tor.
6. Use channel-lock pliers to release and slide away the hose clamp on the
lower radiator hose at the radiator connection.
7.
Remove the hose from the radiator to drain the coolant.
If the hose is stuck, use a plastic tool to loosen the hose from the barb.
8. Use channel-lock pliers to release and slide away the hose clamps at the
engine and coolant overflow tank connections.
9. Remove the lower radiator hose from the vehicle completely.
10.
Unplug the wire harness from the pressure sensor on the factory oil filter
manifold.
11. Use a
13
/
16
” tool to remove the pressure sensor from the factory manifold.
12. Use a 10 mm socket wrench to remove all four screws from the factory
manifold, then carefully remove the oil filter and coolant manifold from
the engine block.
13.
Inspect and clean the engine block’s sealing surface.
Sealing surface must be clean and smooth for O-rings to seal properly.
INSTALLING THE OIL COOLER ADAPTER
1. Clean the threads on the factory pressure sensor. Wrap the threads
three to four times with Teflon tape or apply Teflon thread sealant and
install into one of the
1
/
4
” NPT ports shown in Figure 2.
2. Install the provided
1
/
4
” NPT plug into the unused sensor port on EFR-100
if no other sensors are being used.
3. Install the provided
1
/
8
” NPT plug into the bottom sensor port on EFR-100
if no other sensors are being used.
4.
Install the coolant barb fitting and oil cooler adapter fittings into EFR-100.
Torque the coolant barb fitting to 30 lb-ft (41 N-m). Torque the oil line
adapter fittings to 20 lb-ft (27 N-m).
Lubricate the O-rings with engine oil to prevent O-ring damage.
5. Ensure that three O-rings are inserted into the glands of EFR-100 prior
to installation. HRG-1018 and HRG-1019 should be inserted into the
glands as shown in Figure 6.
