thats a different bag of cheese tho

you dont need it in a corsa tho as the sump sits so low, its higher up in astras, callys and cavs, so hence the cooler.

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Originally posted by broster

yes they do, well some do, not sure if all do, its a radiator type with a thermostat, sanwich plate off the oil filter.

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surely if it has one as standard, then retaining it would be a plan :boggle:

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Originally posted by Stu
Anyone know if the xe has a cooler as standard?

If it does, is it the standard radiator type or is it the modine type (for warming and cooling) Also.........where is it?

Stu :)

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Anyone know if the xe has a cooler as standard?

If it does, is it the standard radiator type or is it the modine type (for warming and cooling) Also.........where is it?

Stu :)

Another thing I would say is that Id try to get one that has a thermostat on it. The oil then wont go through the cooler until a certain temp is reached - Ideally 90 degrees. If you dont have a stat then the oil is flowing through the cooler constantly, which means the oil takes a lot longer to get to working temp - This can do more harm to your engine than moderately high oil temps.

Remember a good synthetic oil is stable to up to 140 degrees, altho to be safe I wouldnt let it go above 120 myself!

Also the grade of oil you use can affect your oil temp. What oil do you use? Unless you are driving mega hard/track days I dont think you cant beat a good synthetic 10W40 (Motul 300v for me) This viscosity wont cause power loss by drag and wont hold heat as much as a thicker oil!

Hope that helps

Stu :)

[Edited on 06-12-2005 by Stu]

13 row will be plenty.

Best way to fit is use a sandwich plate between block and oil filter (You can remote fit the oil filter at this point if you want to?) the sandwich plate will have two takes offs (one - oil send and one - oil return) Two pipes onto this to your oil cooler.

Make sure when you fit it you fill the cooler and dry prime the system before firing - best way is to remove the crank sensor plug and turn the car over for 30 seconds (the car wont fire cos the crank sensor is unplugged)

Done a lot of research into oil coolers myself - Whats making you fit one btw? What oil temps are you seeing?

Stu :)

What size? how many Rows and what fitting do they have?