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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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Would it be worthwile fitting an oil cooler to my 2wd sapphire (around 400bhp)?

If so, could someone recommend the best one/kit to fit my car and where to get it from please?

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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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do you see high oil temps?
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Not really no, it was more as a safety issue to protect the engine more than anything.

Just interested whether others use them or if i'm wasting my money?
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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waste of money unless you are in the situation where you cant control your oil temps...

I run a larger modine cooler on mine but have no need for an external cooler.

I very very rarely see temps of over 100 deg on the road.
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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Thanks for the info mate, i think its just a case of cossie paranoia creeping in tbh, lol.
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
waste of money unless you are in the situation where you cant control your oil temps...

I run a larger modine cooler on mine but have no need for an external cooler.

I very very rarely see temps of over 100 deg on the road.
what do you mean by a larger modine euan??
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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as long as you keep the oil temps below 100-110 eveything will be cool

after a hard drive I just do a few miles off boost to let oil and water cool down to normal levels then its cool to switch off
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
as long as you keep the oil temps below 100-110 eveything will be cool

after a hard drive I just do a few miles off boost to let oil and water cool down to normal levels then its cool to switch off
Yeah, i always do that myself, cheers again for the advice mate!
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