Has anyone else have an oil leak issue around the oil filter cap and oil cooler setup on the 2006 2.4? Mine is leaking, not bad, but is slowly getting worse. The oil cap is tight and still has a good gasket in it. I have no clue? any ideas? ever have this happen?

 

never had this problem..really odd ..did u put in too much oil? check ur dipstick

 

I don't think 2.4L have an oil cooler. But if you filter cap is leaking then you probably need a replacement.

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figured, it still has a decent seal but who knows at 40 or so psi right. oil is fine. I check it all the time.

oil cooler is right beside the oil filterto the right. the chunk of aluminum with the coolant lines

 

Dont have one. I feel gyped!

 

you should it is right by the oil filter and above the tranny

 

yeah I don't have one. I've seen em on the SS/SC's

I wan't one!

 

wierd...

 

Yeah, I'm real jealous now!

I didn't even know the 2.4L had them!
My turbo is drooling over it!

 

lol, go figure

 

Is yours an auto? If so then that's the pump.... The 2.4's don't have an oil cooler trust me....take a pic and I bet it's the pump for the hydraulics for the auto tranny. Has like 5 lines I think about 1/8" black.

 

I have a 5 speed

 

Oil coolers were eliminated midway through the 2006 model year. I've seen them both ways and checked the build dates; its always the later ones that don't have the cooler.

 

And I damn sure stand corrected, just don't see the point of an oil cooler in such a small engine.

 

When I had my engine replaced the new one had to be tap to take the old oil cooler

Check out mid paragraph:

 

yes early 2.4's have oil coolers till the bean counters found out we dont need them in stock form.

 

mine is an early 06 then. lol

 

No leaky leak here..