Graeme
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Just wondering who on here has an oil cooler on there xe and do u think it is essential need and also does anybody have one spare or for sale?
cheers
Graeme 
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iceman
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ive never used 1 
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jamesw
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fitted one as i got it with the engine vaux must have started putting them there for a reason
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iceman
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesw
fitted one as i got it with the engine vaux must have started putting them there for a reason
yup to cool the oil
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Adam_B
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ive never bothered, never had any problems.
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Graeme
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would they mainly be for track day cars instead of the everyday car or what?
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Adam_B
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i used my car mainly on the track for about 8 months with no oil cooler. TBH they are more trouble than there worth IMO
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Graeme
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why are they trouble?
dont they simply connect up and thats it?
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vibrio
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they would be thermostatically controlled. driving a car hard would require one
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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i had one..... gave it away i think...
Will look into a new mocal cooler and sandwitch plate once i see what the temps are doing on hard drives
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Carr
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Adam did you teach yourself everything you know about cars?
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by C4 WLK
why are they trouble?
dont they simply connect up and thats it?
yes, but ive seen it loads of times where the pipes split or get pulled off by snapped alt belts or crap on the road. Not having it means one less thing to go wrong.
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langey
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
quote:
Originally posted by C4 WLK
why are they trouble?
dont they simply connect up and thats it?
yes, but ive seen it loads of times where the pipes split or get pulled off by snapped alt belts or crap on the road. Not having it means one less thing to go wrong.
and lets face it, alot of thingsd go wrong on an xe 
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Adam_B
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true
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AK
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braided lines secured properly should pose much of a problem 
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Joff
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Have one, no problems.
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ed
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Vauxhall fitted them to Cavalier GSi's because they were meant to have an engine bay pan to seal the engine bay from the elements on the road. I have never seen one nor have I seen one fitted to a Cav GSi. On a Corsa you don't really need it because the oil is cooled when it is floating about in the sump because the sump is exposed...
Mine was leaking like a bitch so I removed the oil cooler sandwich plate using a 10mm allen key and replaced it with part # 90144360 which is essentially a piece of hollow brass studding that goes into the oil pump and allows you to directly attatch the oil filter....
If your engine has a working one, and you take the time to fit it properly (i.e. bolting the cooler on correctly and retaining the hoses properly with P clips or similar) then I see no problems in using one to be honest.
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