Oil Coolers
12-03-2005, 11:26 AM
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Oil Coolers
Just had some advice about oil coolers saying there a trap for "shit"
Basically he said that shitty unfiltered shit sits at the bottom of the cooler so regardless of when you drain the oil to change it there is still the silt and shit in the bottom of the cooler, so the oil quickly gets contimated again.
Any thoughts out this?
Basically he said that shitty unfiltered shit sits at the bottom of the cooler so regardless of when you drain the oil to change it there is still the silt and shit in the bottom of the cooler, so the oil quickly gets contimated again.
Any thoughts out this?
12-03-2005, 04:40 PM
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Some people fit drain plugs to their coolers, for that very reason. Or, do as i've done, fit the cooler so that the unions are at the bottom. So when you do an oil change, undo one of the unions to drain the cooler at the same time. 
12-03-2005, 05:12 PM
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It does make sense as the Oil passes through the Oil Cooler before the Oil Filter.
I would just take the Cooler off and flush it every few months.
Alternatively, I suppose you could set up a Remote Filter inline with the Feed TO the Oil Cooler.
I would just take the Cooler off and flush it every few months.
Alternatively, I suppose you could set up a Remote Filter inline with the Feed TO the Oil Cooler.
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13-03-2005, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by markk
mine , is , fitting onto the block - out put from the oil pump (main gallery) into the oil filter , from the filter to the cooler , then back to the fitting on the block to return to the sump no way does the cooler fit in front of the filter 
no way does the cooler fit in front of the filter 
13-03-2005, 10:30 AM
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Well if you still have your oil filter after the sandwich plate, and it's not remotely mounted, then the flow should be inside out.
You should have the oil flow through the sandwich plate, therough the filter and out.
You should have the oil flow through the sandwich plate, therough the filter and out.
13-03-2005, 12:43 PM
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If the oil cooler is before the oil filter then why worry either? Anything that gets dragged out of the bottom of cooler will be filtered straight away before passing through the engine!
13-03-2005, 01:18 PM
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good topic this, very helpfull 
infact i think i now know less than i did before as before i just asumed the drain plug would sort it, now im worried
infact i think i now know less than i did before as before i just asumed the drain plug would sort it, now im worried
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