AK
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Anyone on here fitted one? esp to a c20xe?
Thinking of fitting one to the 'bucket'.
I have a spare oil cooler under my bed (as you do)
any ideas on fittment? I was thinking about a sandwich plate between the oil filter... the cooler takes and returns the oil here.... is there such a plate avail for c20xe fittment.... (mocal do one??? ) I know that it can be done that way on pinto engines...
sound ace or no ace, eh
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AK
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no thoughts??
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vibrio
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I'd fit one yes. make sure it is thermostatically controlled though
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corsafreak
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i left mine off but fitted a cool running thermostat to the coolant system. the original was leaking like a sieve though.
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AK
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left your original what off? wasnt aware any corsa or vaux common transplant bar the c20let had an oil cooler???
Thermostat controlled oil cooler???? why???
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
left your original what off? wasnt aware any corsa or vaux common transplant bar the c20let had an oil cooler???
Thermostat controlled oil cooler???? why???
so the oil only gets cooled when it's reached a certain temp. if it is constantly going through a cooler it will take ages to warm up. GT's open at 140F
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Nismo
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I have Twin Oil Coolers 
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corsafreak
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
left your original what off? wasnt aware any corsa or vaux common transplant bar the c20let had an oil cooler???
Thermostat controlled oil cooler???? why???
my c20xe had an oil cooler attached when i took it out of the cav, i took it off and removed the oil filter plate that the oil cooler lines attach too before i dropped it into the corsa.
i'm running a cool running coolant thermostat which opens up 10 degrees earlier then standard,which should provide extra cooling for the engine block.
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AK
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ross - good point.... but an oil cooler wont cool oil thats cold already. The diff wouldnt be that great in my opinion.
freak - thats exactly what im thinking of doing
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by corsafreak
quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
left your original what off? wasnt aware any corsa or vaux common transplant bar the c20let had an oil cooler???
Thermostat controlled oil cooler???? why???
my c20xe had an oil cooler attached when i took it out of the cav, i took it off and removed the oil filter plate that the oil cooler lines attach too before i dropped it into the corsa.
i'm running a cool running coolant thermostat which opens up 10 degrees earlier then standard,which should provide extra cooling for the engine block.
is your C20XE going to be tuned like AK's though. personally if it has an oil cooler then it is there for a reason. if the oil gets too hot then it is not protecting the engine as it should.
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corsafreak
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
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Originally posted by corsafreak
quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
left your original what off? wasnt aware any corsa or vaux common transplant bar the c20let had an oil cooler???
Thermostat controlled oil cooler???? why???
my c20xe had an oil cooler attached when i took it out of the cav, i took it off and removed the oil filter plate that the oil cooler lines attach too before i dropped it into the corsa.
i'm running a cool running coolant thermostat which opens up 10 degrees earlier then standard,which should provide extra cooling for the engine block.
is your C20XE going to be tuned like AK's though. personally if it has an oil cooler then it is there for a reason. if the oil gets too hot then it is not protecting the engine as it should.
probably not, the only mods i may possibly carry out would be cams,exhaust manifold and unichip.it would be interesting though to have a temp probe in the oil somewhere to have a with and without oilcooler temp difference.
the oilcooler on that was on the cav gsi i broke wasn't very large and fairly corroded/crapped up so would provide a very small temp change across it.
higher temp oil will be thinner and need more frequent oil changing,would synthetic oil bypass the hotter oil problem?
adam i think i still have the oil filter plate that the oil cooler hoses connect to,i'll have a look tomorrow for it if you want to go down that road.
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vibrio
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no higher rating oil would provide protection. I use 10w60 in the GT
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AK
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Yes.... I would love to have the wee sandwhich plate.... save me hunting for one 
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AK
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my oil cooler is from a mkII supra 
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corsafreak
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i'm sure you will be able to source some flexi line to fit the threads though
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AK
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yup.... hosing is my last worry
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corsafreak
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a thermistor probe attached to the oil filter may give a good indication of the oil temp. i could do this but need a standard oil temp to compare against :?
[Edited on 29-03-2004 by corsafreak]
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