This is best done with an automotive lift. If your version is 4wd you will need supports to lower the front differential. Remove the fan shroud, then the quick connect fittings rime the radiator. There is a 13mm bolt holding the lines to the engine block that must be removed. The cooler is held to the engine by two 10mm bolts above the oil filter. Replace the gasket on this part. You'll need to loosen all parts first before removal is attempted. If you have a 4wd model, you'll need to lower the front differential about 6 inches to allow the lines to clear. pull the lines forward and out.
Depending on where the leak is, if there is a weakness in the 350 it was with the oil cooler lines. It turns out that most of the oil leaks from the cooler lines has nothing to do with seals. It's a problem with the cooler line.
Find the part that needs to be replaced and do what u need to do to get it off if then put the new part on :)
Yes there are oil cooler lines that come off of the oil filter adapter, they feed in to an oil cooler that is built in to the radiator.
Those lines are what oil flows through so it can get to the oil cooler and cool the engine oil down, It helps the life of the engine.
if it has lines going from your oil filter adapter to a cooler in front of your radiator
Yes
I use a 13mm swivel socket and a very long extension, 3/8" drive.
It is probably the oil cooler lines.
Yes... If you look at the drivers side of the engine down by the oil filter you will see to lines that run up to the radiator. those are the oil cooler lines.
those would be your transmission cooler lines.
Vacuum lines on the 2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 heavy duty pickup truck. A diagram of the entire vacuum line system can be obtained from most Chevrolet dealerships.
Dealer use the tranny cooler lines to completely flush the system. This changes he fluid in the torque converter as well as the transmission. It's worth the extra investment.