Oil Cooler Install
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Originally Posted by Quamen
Just wondering about this. Since it was mentioned about changing your oil and draining the oil cooler is there any way that you can mount the oil cooler upside down so it drains downwards?
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From: Albany, GA
Originally Posted by 03performz
How necessary are the aftermarket oil coolers. Is the stock cooler hsit?
Originally Posted by MoodDude
Where is the stock oil cooler? As far as I know there isn't one - but I could be wrong?
It's sandwiched between the block and the oil filter.
Originally Posted by Quamen
Just wondering about this. Since it was mentioned about changing your oil and draining the oil cooler is there any way that you can mount the oil cooler upside down so it drains downwards?
Originally Posted by 350Zteve
The thing I dislike the most about the upside down setup would be that given the fact the cooler has drained, the oil pump now has to fill it up every startup before the engine will receive any pressure. This may only be a few more seconds, but that's a few additional seconds the bearings are spinning without oil.
Originally Posted by 350Zteve
The sandwich is a #517 20x1.5mm Earls Billet, small oring.
The cooler is their 19row cooler, but I dont know the part number.
The mounting bracket is by Setrab, but fits the Earls cooler with a little bit of grinding on the bracket washers.
Lines and fittings are all Aeroquip from Summit racing. I used 3 90° -10 socketless and 1 120° -10 socketless fittings.
You need 2 3/8NPT to -10male adapters on the sandwich.
You need 2 -10male oring to -10 male AN on the cooler.
I used about 8-9ft of Aeroquip -10 socketless hose.
Earls makes socketless fittings and hose too. Where in socal are you? I bought the cooler, brackets and sandwich from Earls in Hawthorne on Hawthorne Blvd at the 405.
The cooler is their 19row cooler, but I dont know the part number.
The mounting bracket is by Setrab, but fits the Earls cooler with a little bit of grinding on the bracket washers.
Lines and fittings are all Aeroquip from Summit racing. I used 3 90° -10 socketless and 1 120° -10 socketless fittings.
You need 2 3/8NPT to -10male adapters on the sandwich.
You need 2 -10male oring to -10 male AN on the cooler.
I used about 8-9ft of Aeroquip -10 socketless hose.
Earls makes socketless fittings and hose too. Where in socal are you? I bought the cooler, brackets and sandwich from Earls in Hawthorne on Hawthorne Blvd at the 405.
Thanks,
Reav
The sandwich is the adapter that goes between the engine and the oil filiter. This channels the oil out to the cooler and back.
Cooler: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Bracket (I think this is the one) http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Sandwich: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Cooler: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Bracket (I think this is the one) http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Sandwich: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Originally Posted by RKnight
Do you have to leave the undertray off if you install a oil cooler since the lines run below the radiator support? Maybe some peple cut a hole in the plastic tray to clear the lines.
Originally Posted by MoodDude
I fit my Oil cooler next to the APS intercooler and I have the stock front bumper. There is room for the oil cooler on the drivers side.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by 350Track
Can you please show a picture of this? Also, where is your power steering cooler now mounted?
Thanks.
Thanks.
The hardest thing to do was cut the bumper for the oil cooler to fit. But, overall the job really is a no brainer.
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From: MA
Originally Posted by Kolia
We all have one.
It's sandwiched between the block and the oil filter.
It's sandwiched between the block and the oil filter.
uwaeve
Originally Posted by uwaeve
Does this accept coolant and dump heat into it, or does it send the oil out to a heat exchanger and back?
uwaeve
uwaeve
Still cooler than without it I guess
I just purchased the Stillen oil cooler. I will be installing it with my next oil change. I will provide pics, too. Thanks for the helpful thread +2, esp the part about installing a wire grill in front of it. Great idea!
Originally Posted by mw9
I will be running my car in the winter, will I have to make any changes in the setup.
Make sure you run some good quality 5W30 oil. Synthetic will be more stable. Check your oil pressure to make sure it doesn’t go to high while warming up the engine.
If you’re really worried, you might get 0W30 oil. But I don’t think it’s necessary. I used to run 0W30 in winter in my Suby when I was back in Quebec. It helped on engine startup when the temperatures were -30 Celcius. You won’t see that here!