Need opinions on potential oil pump leak (1 Viewer)

[OEMGUY0720]

I just completed the oil cooler main seal (big) and oil-coolant crossover (figure-8) seal and all I can say is my gaaad what an adventure

Components pull down:

Main Oil Cooler Seal

Crossover oil-coolant figure-8 seal - all sides has weep/leak - thank you for recommending this to get done as well.

Mate surface prep’d and cleaned:

What’s left the old seals 260k and 17 years old:

 

[OEMGUY0720]

Additional details
Oil cooler fully serviced

New seals are in, took your advice and used dielectric grease to hold it in place and reduce the risk of it being pinched during surface mate process

Cleaned the block side:

Lastly, the painstaking reassembly

As 2001LC mentioned, OEM parts get back to its oe placement, the “stay” is installed back. I think I know now the reason why this is here. It is secures those two bolts that fasten the oil-coolant crossover to the engine block. It is an insurance component that if one bolt gets loose and may cause oil or coolant leak, the second bolt ensures the first won’t loosen and vice versa -this stay bracket is thick and rigid built for that purpose.