I'm never going to trust a FAQ again. Think my oil cooler packed up on the
944 - found these instructions:It took three days (OK, not full days, but I spent almost 12 hours on it on Tuesday alone). Some of the instructions are incorrect, double-checking with the Haynes manual was worthless as it contains only *4* steps in the removal procedure (eg, locate oil cooler, remove the bolts, remove oil cooler, knees bend, arm-stretch, ra ra ra).
It fails to mention that the oil cooler is connected to the oil filter, so you need to remove that first. It also fails to mention that after you've stuggled to remove all the bolts (some of which you can't see) and the cooler is loose, it's impossible to remove it with the engine still in the car unless you get something out of the way first - after about a day I figured that the exhaust manifold would need to come off. In the process I also disconnected the steering column. It makes no hint whatsoever that in order to get to some of the bolts, you need to remove one of the wheels. It also doesn't say that you need to drain the water out first (I figured you did, but why doesn't it say?) What the hell's going on?!?!
Sorry, I just had to rant about it. Now I'm gonna write an even longer email to the guy who wrote that FAQ.
Chris.