Hi folks, a newbie here looking for a little help please!
Had a bout of sympathy for an old 86.5 928, short mot..but worth saving! (hopefully).
Drove about 700 miles with it before winter with no problems, and started to do a full "get to know it inspection".
On purchase of the car I noticed that the radiator matrix had been renewed, but there was evidence of oil contamination in the header tank and the hoses had bulged. (No emulsification).
I decided it would be best to flush/clean out the cooling system and check the autotransmission at the same time.
The "autotrashmission" was emulsified so thought it best to drain it, flush it through several times (minus 15 outside at the time) as I did not want it to freeze and completely bugger up, even though it will probably need to be replaced at some time.
During this process it burst a couple of the bad hoses during the warm up period for draining the oil, which was not a big deal, but I continued to see more engine oil dripping out of the radiator drain.
I thought that the engine oil cooler may be u/s so decided to do one last flush of the autotrashmisson and fill it up with antifreeze (the cooling system) for the winter period. I stepped outside the garage to clear some snow away from the garage doors for a minute (thankfully it was only a minute ) and returned to discover the garage floor and walls was like something from the Exon Valdez, oil & water everywhere....that is what you call a laxative Thankfully I had the oil topped up to max even though I was going to change it, but it was barely on the dip stick.
Does anyone out there have a good oil cooler housing that I could use with my good matrix? I also require a set of hoses as well if anyone could help.
Really helpfull site folks, and look forward to posting more soon.
Thanks in advance,
Fuzzy.

Hi Brett ,
Yes you are right it is a UK car, just my terminology is kak
The car is a September 86 S2, 4.7 16 valve, auto.
As for the autotransmission, yes you are correct, I drained and refilled it (I have only managed to do this three times up to now, torque converted included). I went to my local factors and purchased 25l of ATF (Comma AQM) but had to order the autotransmission filter/sumpgasket set (still not used yet).
You are certainly right about it being a pig as my trusty ATF pump packed in, so I was forced to use the decant into 1/2 litre bottle routine for approx 16 litres.
And yes I was working with no car ramp or pit , but convinced myself it was good exercise
As soon as I got the car running and out of the garage I removed the radiator (almost three months ago) and finally managed to get it pressure tested today. The radiator company said that the engine oil cooler was passing and that they had tried to do a repair (Behr radiator casings), but it was goosed They mentioned that they could not get a new oil cooler, but think that a new radiator can be sourced for around £400 (not the worst quote, but I will find out on Monday). They also said that if I can get another cooler they can re-use my radiator as the matrix is new, and the autotransmission cooler pressure tested good.
Thanks for the advice so far Brett, the car is pretty close to being back on the road again as a rolling restoration (n/s door won't open from the outside, still to check) horn, 4 new run flat Bridgestones waiting to be fitted, brakes all done, so the mot is within touching distance once more
The shell (It's black) and engine appear to be in good order (New Porsche timing belt & tensioner waiting to be fitted) , minor ding/scuff on the n/s wing but very little corrosion. Minor electrical issues as expected but the interior is poor as someone has painted the white/red leather badly to black, a shame as it looks as though it may have been good before this. (Does anyone on this forum recognise who may have done this in the past??? I call him Rab...rough arsed bas**** ).
Hope that this makes a wee bit more sense and look forward to getting your replies folks!
Thanks again,
Fuzzy.