oil cooler

[Roo]

hey

I'm just wanted to see if anyone install a oil cooler, if so how was it setup? and where do you put it i was thinking of putting mine behind the grill on my car.

cheers

[Robo86]

i have one, chills infront of my rad, right where the grill "should" be. works well with braided lines

i need to mount it properly though, been cable tied for months ROFL although with like 100 cable ties so its actually pretty solid

[Roo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robo86 @ Jun 13 2008, 11:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=545508)</div>
i have one, chills infront of my rad, right where the grill "should" be. works well with braided lines

i need to mount it properly though, been cable tied for months ROFL although with like 100 cable ties so its actually pretty solid[/b]
got a pic how you connected it up? are you running a oil fliter on the block?

i have just the cooler so i need to buy lines and shit

cheers

[SNAP]

Brade is not cheap.. and the fittings are like 25 - 30 bux each and u need 4 or 6 for each length of brade which u need 3 lengths of.. u need to get a relocation kit. or buy it all individual, i personally don't know of any good kits i could suggest thou someone would. The core is prolly the cheapest... :confused:

[Roo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SNAP @ Jun 13 2008, 12:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=545540)</div>
Brade is not cheap.. and the fittings are like 25 - 30 bux each and u need 4 or 6 for each length of brade which u need 3 lengths of.. u need to get a relocation kit. or buy it all individual, i personally don't know of any good kits i could suggest thou someone would. The core is prolly the cheapest... :confused:[/b]
wasnt going to use braded lines, was going to use rubber hoses

but anyone got a pic of a sandwich plate they use?

[kewagon]

ive got a bipost factory oilcooler sandwich plate with the stocko fwd lines and fitting if ya intrested? PM me, just make the lines longer

james

[reecegze]

Heres mine, its any ebay special and it does its job according to my oil temp gauge

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3489/005rd6.jpg

[marklevin]

I'm after a good sandwich plate aswell, a Full flow aftermarket style, so i can buy a core, mount that then run my own lines. I don't think i will bother with filter relocation because its pretty easy to get to where it is. If anybody knows a good full flow sandwich plate that fits let us know :2thumbs:

[Waz]

also consider getting a sandwich plate with an inbuilt thermostat. OR matbe sheild the whole oil cooler surface with plate in the colder months.

[ke70dave]

^^^ yeah thats a good point.

i don't really think there is much of a need for an oil cooler on the street anyway, because oil is no good if its too cold anyway.

thus the need for a thermostat

if you go for a easy drive on a cold winters night, with your cooler flowing 100%....you are more than likely slowly killing your engine.

[Gilly]

full flow sandwich plate is only good if you are using a early gen RX7 oil cooler core as they have the thermostat built into the cooler not the sandwich plate ;)

[Cerby]

what about the oil cooler setup in an ae92 with the smallport 16V ? Is there a thermostat anywhere in that system or is it full flow?
Cheers
Cerby

[vf24]

Neither - no thermostat and only bypass flow

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cerby @ Jun 23 2008, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=551194)</div>
what about the oil cooler setup in an ae92 with the smallport 16V ? Is there a thermostat anywhere in that system or is it full flow?
Cheers
Cerby[/b]

[Cerby]

okay what is bypass flow??
This is good i can feel the learning, my brain is growing larger, soon i shall conquer the WORLD!!!!!! :P

[vf24]

Has a spring behind a piston. When oil pressure exceeds a certain amount it allows the piston to slide back and allow oil through the cooler which returns direct to sump. Another thing - make sure if you do go for a remote cooler and filter set up you get the lines the correct way around - otherwise anti drain back valve = starvation. I now know 2 people personally who have got this wrong and paid the price!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cerby @ Jun 26 2008, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=553178)</div>
okay what is bypass flow??
This is good i can feel the learning, my brain is growing larger, soon i shall conquer the WORLD!!!!!! :P[/b]

[choom78]

I tried an Earls and thermostatic and it didn't fit the right way. It would work for a GZE or FWD with the starter on the other side.

I have a GREX/TRUST one now and that almost fits. Need to shave bit off the mounts on the block to make it fit perfectly. Its a cast iron piece with inbuilt thermostatic.

I will be trying to mount mine similar to what sprinters got overseas. It mounts in 3 spots, radiator support, lower support and vertical latch support. If you look carefully you will notice 3 threaded holes already in place for them (areas mentioned). Tricky part is making a bracket to match those positions when using an aftermarket cooler. Just being anal. Will post pics when I get round to building it.

[Chrisso]

Has anyone had issues of the fwd oil cooler sandwich plate hitting engine mounts or other brackets when the 4age was put in rwd ae86?

[rthy]

no, my enigne had one fitted when I initually took it out of a car, fitted just fine.