i went to auto zone today looking for a fuse. asked a question about a oil cooler while and found this

i know it says its for the tranny but it was only 30 bucks. and has everything except the filter adapter. so i will be putting it on as a motor oil cooler. this way i get a little extra capacity and some cooler running oil. i will add more pics as i do more stay tuned

 

I went and got the adapter a new wix filter and more hose just in case. I will try to get this setup tommarow. Pics will be up when I do some more work on it.

 

I thought about this awhile ago.

I deff want to see the set up.
Good stuff

 

awesome idea, thanks for starting the thread, I'll keep an eye on it to see how it goes.

 

Where do you find the time for all this neat stuff?

 

Sounds like a good idea. Where do you plan on locating it?

 

I don't go out looking to do stuff but when I come across a deal I won't pass it up. And I have plenty of free time being unemployed right now.

 

I hear ya on the deals.
SOrry to hear that you are outa work A1. Can I ask what you do?

 

i worked as a department manager for some retail places. that where downsized so now i am a stay at home dad for the time being.

 

ok so i could not wait so i did some of the work tonight. i bought the filter adapter. here it is on

and the cooler is mounted to the rad as you can see it is not to big so it should not mess with the cooling much.


i am going to need another quart or 2 of oil and some more hose i only had enough for one run. so it will have to wait for tomorrow to finish

 

Good idea a1...
One thing that would help solve the issue of oil going all over everything on an oil change might be to remote mount the filter. Like in this picture. Don't know if anyones tried that. What diameter are the lines in the cooler you picked up?
Mike

 

yeah that may be next cause it is a pain to get them on and off from where it is now. and it is all 1/2 id. so it should flow ok as well. if i notice a pressure drop i will pull it and use it for the tranny.

 

I think you'll be ok with the 1/2" fittings. I looked on the B&M site and that's what most of theirs have. Can you still do a before and after comparison or are you far enough along where you wouldn't want to take the adapter back off? That way you can put a number on the degrees it lowers the oil temperature? Have to think about that... Any ideas?
You'd want to test in like temps and the same type driving.

 

if you are talking pressure i am at about 45 psi at speed. i will let you know what happens when i drive it tomorrow or the next day when i finish. if i lose 5 psi no big deal i really want the higher capacity and better cooling for the oil when it is cooler it should hold the psi better i would think.

 

I was talking oil temperature. It would be nice to know the before and after results. That way you'd have a nice technical article with oil temp without cooler and oil temp with cooler. We just need to think of how you could measure the before...
Mike