thepest
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 05:30 AM |
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Oil cooler fitting & placement
I'm going for reliability here, I just fitted the largest ali rad I could put into the nosecone now I want to fit the oil cooler. Should it go
in front or behind the coolant radiator?
Anyone got pics they could upload please?
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omega0684
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 05:43 AM |
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most try to fit in front of the rad if possible to get maximum cold air flow through it but you can fit behind the rad and it will still work
efficiantly enough.
HTH
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 07:08 AM |
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I took mine out completely as i was struggling to find a place for it. When we tested the engine it still took ages to get up to temp (running at 3k
without moving)
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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MK9R
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 07:28 AM |
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Fitted mine in front, but I did struggle to get the oil warm enough on cold days, even on track. At least with it in front its easy to blank a section
of just the oil cooler off
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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britishtrident
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 08:12 AM |
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Always in front of the rad -- oil has a lower specific heat capcity than water.
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Chippy
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 11:28 AM |
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And always, always fit a thermo valve in the line, otherwise the oil will never get up to operating temperature, and too cold oil is as bad as too
hot. Cheers Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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snapper
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 12:32 PM |
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Oil cooler on mine is behind the rad but as Chippy says use a thermostatic valve.
Also spend a bit more and get all swaged screw on pipes, my Fir tree and clip pipes blew off at speed, lost all oil, covered car in oil, now needs new
big end bearings
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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thepest
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 01:04 PM |
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Anyone got any links for a thermostatic valve? perhaps I can find one included in the sandwich plate between the filter and the oil pump?
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MK9R
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 01:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thepest
Anyone got any links for a thermostatic valve? perhaps I can find one included in the sandwich plate between the filter and the oil pump?
yes you can get these, they are only slightly more expensive than a normal sandwich plate and no larger. I got all my stuff from think automotive
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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tul214
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| posted on 16/11/09 at 01:35 PM |
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Here;
Speedflow
This is mine;
 
sandwich plate
[Edited on 16/11/09 by tul214]
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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thepest
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| posted on 17/11/09 at 06:04 AM |
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Done, bought one, now I just need to find a way to bracket the oil cooler ahead of the rad.
Any Ideas or pics anyone?
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MK9R
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| posted on 17/11/09 at 07:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thepest
Done, bought one, now I just need to find a way to bracket the oil cooler ahead of the rad.
Any Ideas or pics anyone?
Use the cable things that pass through the rad and just sandwich them together.
These:-
LINKY
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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thepest
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| posted on 17/11/09 at 04:11 PM |
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I'm skeptical about those, wont they ruin the aluminum radiator matrix if I hang the oil cooler onto the coolant rad?
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ss1turbo
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| posted on 20/11/09 at 07:36 PM |
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Having seen a few installs, those with inline thermostats are placed in front of the water rad; the others have the cooler BEHIND the water rad. The
reason being two-fold - when in "warmup" phase, the rad heat actually helps warm the oil up. When running, water flows more, so should
get a bigger bite of the cooling air anyway.
Oil is happiest running about 10-15 degrees warmer than water temp (around 90-110 degrees, dependant on the oil) anyway - too low and its too thick,
straining the pump.
Long live RWD...
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thepest
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| posted on 21/11/09 at 06:48 AM |
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Thanks  makes me feel a little better now
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