How hard is it to DIY the oil cooler? I have a 2010 panamera 4s and cannot for the life of me find a how to video or even instructions anywhere..Is it a hard job? can anybody help? TYIA.

 

You want to change it ? You need remove front PC.

 

yes looks like mine is going bad. So a replacement. What do you mean remove the front PC?

 

You need remove front bumper.

 

thats it?? Remove front bumper, then the oiler cooler is just right there??

 

too be fair that’s not really helpful.. remove front bumper.. then what’s next? Do I have to drain any oil? Remove anything else?

 

Are you talking about the PDK oil cooler that sits up front?

 

yes this one.

 

Engine oil cooler, bottom front of engine.

Have you laid on your back looking up at the engine from below to see if you can access it? Looks possible with some effort.

 

i can actually take the bumper off very easy without removing wheel liners.. just the one screw off from the wheel liner that exposes the main screw holding the bumper to the fender, each side. What I’m wondering is the process to remove and replace it.. if I take it apart am I going to have oil spilling out from the hoses? Do i do it during an oil change after draining all of the oil?

 

Yes you will have an unholy mess of oil and coolant. I would do this job at the same time as an oil change.

Unless you can find documentation to the contrary, you likely will need to replace coolant. This oil cooler is at the bottom of the coolant system which means the entire coolant volume could come out. To avoid an unholy mess, drain the cooling system first.

Drain the oil pan as normal then remove the oil cooler. Put the oil catch pan under the oil cooler before removing it.

Finish the oil cooler job then finish the oil change.

If it were my car I would replace rubber hoses and o-rings related to the oil cooler.

 

that is exactly everything I needed to hear. Thank you so much for the info..

 

thats a good picture to understand better thanks.. I will be removing the front bumper and might as well do my serpentine belt while im at it.. my brother is a manager at a jiffy lube and will be doing it there on a Sunday when its closed. So It should be fairly easy to work on it from underneath.