Oil cooler ?
21 August 2006, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by alanbell
No,
...water to oil cooler is right above the oil filter. Helps heat the oil when cold too
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
There is an oil cooler
...water to oil cooler is right above the oil filter. Helps heat the oil when cold too
...water to oil cooler is right above the oil filter. Helps heat the oil when cold too
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21 August 2006, 11:39 PM
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That why you have a thermostat that opens at 80degrees and radiator to keep it below 95degrees 
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Over-cooling oil is as bad as undercooling it.
:Over-cooling oil is as bad as undercooling it.
22 August 2006, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
That why you have a thermostat that opens at 80degrees and radiator to keep it below 95degrees :
Over-cooling oil is as bad as undercooling it.
:Over-cooling oil is as bad as undercooling it.
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Depends on outside temperature, driving conditions (ie track use, town driving etc...), and if it has an oil stat built into the system. The stock heat exhanger is usually fine for UK weather/fast road use. Start with an oil temp gauge, and if you regularly exceed 110-115 C then consider an air/oil cooler.
If you go for one, get one with an oilstat, to help you engine on cold start-ups.
If you go for one, get one with an oilstat, to help you engine on cold start-ups.
Originally Posted by LegacySTi
Agreed but wat if you fit an air/oil cooler???????
22 August 2006, 11:43 PM
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No it cools the oil passing through the filter.
IIRC your car has a remote filter? If so, it'll either have a take off point from the original factory stock filter location beneath the oil cooler (where the filter originally was loacted), or the remote take off kit could have replaced the original cooler, so you might not have one at all, whereas everyone else does.
IIRC your car has a remote filter? If so, it'll either have a take off point from the original factory stock filter location beneath the oil cooler (where the filter originally was loacted), or the remote take off kit could have replaced the original cooler, so you might not have one at all, whereas everyone else does.
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