oil cooler / where to fit ?

[Schakal]

just got hold a 16 row oil cooler as seen in pic.


http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=82&pictureid=10614

had a quick look on the subframe and cant find a suitable place to
mount the cooler rad :scratch:
any ideas much appreciated :agree: pics would be bonus also :)

[raj]

ive always mounted external oil coolers on the cross member in front of the radiator.

ive never been keen on mounting oil coolers too low. you dont want a stone/debris hitting it and loosing oil and pressure quickly.

[clee]

I've fitted mine to the RH outrigger to the rear bumper and piped air to it from the old airbox intake :p

[James5]

Mine sits behind the GTT Front bumper lower slats been there for years now never had any probs:D

[Schakal]

ive always mounted external oil coolers on the cross member in front of the radiator.

ive never been keen on mounting oil coolers too low. you dont want a stone/debris hitting it and loosing oil and pressure quickly.


sounds like the ticket , thanks matey :agree::agree:

[Schakal]

right things have changed , fitting it to where i planned makes it
awkard to get in and out or work on afterwards .

now i have found somewhere else to fit it but have a question
that needs clarification .
does it matter if i mount it with the solid pipes at the top
seeing that this system runs with oil pressure from the pump ?? :scratch:

[Shane P]

right things have changed , fitting it to where i planned makes it
awkard to get in and out or work on afterwards .

now i have found somewhere else to fit it but have a question
that needs clarification .
does it matter if i mount it with the solid pipes at the top
seeing that this system runs with oil pressure from the pump ?? :scratch:

Makes no difference which way up it is, i have found that it is more important to mount it on rubbers like the OE intercooler/rad setup, otherwise the vibration will prematurely destroy the core and/or snap the mountings. Just my two cents :)

[allanr5gtt]

i alway's been told to mount the oil cooler with the pipe at the top so you dont get air trapped in the top of the cooler. if you get what i mean?

[Shane P]

i alway's been told to mount the oil cooler with the pipe at the top so you dont get air trapped in the top of the cooler. if you get what i mean?

Thats what i thought as well, until i saw how KTEC had mounted theirs in the demo car. I have seen plenty of oil coolers mounted on their sides too :)

[allanr5gtt]

i think the cooler on it's side is most likely ok as the air can still escape.

[Schakal]

thanks for the tips peoples :agree:

[stevo clio]

i have a 13 row cooler mounter where the standard intercooler sits on its side (got a fmic though)

[Schakal]

finally fitted the cooler today ,it only just clears everything around it .
hopefully it will work just fine .

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/evrenfenci/SDC12058.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/evrenfenci/SDC12060.jpg

[allanr5gtt]

looks good bud ;)