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?

 

Bee hive cooler??

What year/model is your car?

 

no clues!!!!!!!! I guess I'll rip it out

 

Fb.

 

84-85 car.

 

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

 

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.

 

cool...
Just got my Haynes manual (ebay score) and it shows the o-rings. I guess I know what I'll be doing next!!

 

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.

 

what would I look for for a cooler?? The front mount or under mount? plug the water lines or connect them together?