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06 October 2013, 09:05 PM
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Oil Cooler
I don't track my car, and don't plan to, however needing a new oil cooler and seeing the price of standard one's I think I'll go for a mocul type one.
06 October 2013, 09:07 PM
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What temps are you getting?
06 October 2013, 09:21 PM
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What temps are you getting?
The engine is still being built, and yes the standard modine is more expensive than an oil cooler set up. As i understand an oil cooler sandwich plate deletes the need for the modine?
06 October 2013, 10:12 PM
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It can, or you can run both afaik.
07 October 2013, 07:06 PM
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The modine also warms the oil in winter as heat from the coolant will go into the oil. Useful to get the oil working correctly.
07 October 2013, 07:49 PM
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Oil coole needs to be thermostaticly controlled as well
07 October 2013, 07:59 PM
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Oil coole needs to be thermostaticly controlled as well
Needs to be in a sense that it allows the oil to warm quicker just rotating around the engine, and then once warmed free flows into the cooler and pipework etc?.
07 October 2013, 08:05 PM
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Why delete the standard one? Surly that works whilst sat in traffic
07 October 2013, 08:05 PM
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basicly it shuts/doesnt open when temps too low, aka on warm up/cold day, then open when temps go up, you can run the oil too cold.
07 October 2013, 08:10 PM
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Why delete the standard one? Surly that works whilst sat in traffic
Right now I don't have a standard one lol. New one's are about £180.
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basicly it shuts/doesnt open when temps too low, aka on warm up/cold day, then open when temps go up, you can run the oil too cold.
I thought so. my commute to work is only a 5 minute journey, so this isn't going to work.
07 October 2013, 08:14 PM
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not ideal to drive it and not let it warm up anyway, but would work when it was neede rather than all the time
07 October 2013, 08:22 PM
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I thought so. my commute to work is only a 5 minute journey, so this isn't going to work.
5-minutes is never going to warm the oil to full temp anyway - if I ever use the car for work even 20-minutes is touch and go to a decent oil temp if it's cold out
07 October 2013, 08:29 PM
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not ideal to drive it and not let it warm up anyway, but would work when it was neede rather than all the time
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5-minutes is never going to warm the oil to full temp anyway - if I ever use the car for work even 20-minutes is touch and go to a decent oil temp if it's cold out
Lol, it's warmed up don't worry, but christ knows how long it would take to open the thermostat on the oil cooler on tickover
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Any other idea's?
07 October 2013, 08:47 PM
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Lol, it's warmed up don't worry, but christ knows how long it would take to open the thermostat on the oil cooler on tickover
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Any other idea's?
might not even do it, its there to stop high heat, not cool the oil all the time
07 October 2013, 08:49 PM
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Why don't you have the modine?
07 October 2013, 08:54 PM
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I've got 2 sitting here Mick, one on a spare block which has a bent pipe, the other originally from the CDB when the bearing span.
07 October 2013, 09:11 PM
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If you're not going to track it why not fit a new modine, then if temps are still a problem then fit a cooler as well?
08 October 2013, 09:14 AM
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If you're not going to track it why not fit a new modine, then if temps are still a problem then fit a cooler as well?
New Modine's are £180. I'm thinking this...£50
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Imp...item3f27310dd1
and then something like...£125
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oil-Cooler...item3c97ab59cb
Cheap cooler but in theory it will never be used unless the oil temps are high, which is unlikely unless I track it,
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