Ben ev
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looking at replacing the oil cooler on a c20let corsa. does the posistion of the couplings make any differnce to the cooling effect, ie if they are both on the left side of the cooler. also would this cause the oil to drain from the cooler every time you shut the engine down?
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craig_s
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if the oil cooler is mounted lower than the sandwich plate the oil will stay in it.as for the cooling question i dont think it would make a difference but im not sure
[Edited on 27-05-2007 by sri power]
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Ben ev
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will be mounted up behind the grill. suppose can try and angle the hoses up over the rad to stop it draining.
was thinking maybe it wouldnt cool as effectively as a mocal one etc which flow the oil across the matrix and out the other side
also would the oil need to flow in a perticular direction? meaning (i assume) into the bottom coupling, up through the cooler and exit through the top one so the oil is building up in the cooler rather than sinking through it or wouldnt this make a difference?
(hope that makes sense)
[Edited on 27-05-2007 by Ben ev]
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craig_s
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oh i can see what you mean now about where it exits and yeh a mocal one which enters one end and exits the other probably would be better.
[Edited on 27-05-2007 by sri power]
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Ben ev
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thinking of a fronterra one from my local breakers, its in good nick but as i said not sure if it will behave itself. ile try and get a pic up to show what ime trying to explain.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben ev
thinking of a fronterra one from my local breakers, its in good nick but as i said not sure if it will behave itself. ile try and get a pic up to show what ime trying to explain.
i know those oil coolers................
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Ben ev
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quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
i know those oil coolers................
and the opinion is?
wouldnt mind finding something similar to the standed let one but abit longer, cant be as long as yours muppet as it will foul my fan. any ideas what cars to look on?
[Edited on 27-05-2007 by Ben ev]
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Nic Barnes
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one of them?
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Ben ev
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beat me to it
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Nic Barnes
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alright i guess, didnt notice any difference in oil pressure or temps really though from a std one
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Ben ev
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its different to the fronterra one i am considering. where did that used to live and are you still using it?
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Nic Barnes
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carlton or senator 3litre 24v cant remember which one it was off, and aye its still on the car
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Ben ev
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think ile have a proper measure of what i can fit and then look for one to suit. cant see the fronterra one playing nicely although must be designed how it is for a reason. atleast i got another intercooler for £20 so all is not wasted
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Ben ev
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can just about see from this pic where it will foul the fan. cant really move it behind the rad tho as turbo clearence is super tight.
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Nic Barnes
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i get all mine in ok ben and fan is on same side as yours is. rad sits quite a distance from the turbo ion mine though
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Ben ev
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think its because of my manifold design. also fan sits near top of rad to alow room for the intercooler. tbh its beyond me how you managed to shoe horn it all in as intercooler is also larger than mine. that mocal 10row in the pic is what i currently using but wont to utilise the space under and next to it, almost right up to the fan. the fronterra one i was talking about at first look seems to look like it would be a nice fit but the cooling effect is obviously the most important.
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Nic Barnes
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dont know, it does sort of just go in liek it was meant to be there. making a proper removable slam panel shortly to make the rad fit a touch better and also make it easier to work on.
your radiator definitely sits further forward at the bottom than mine does. i could sit the oil cooler on the front panel on mine with no real problems
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Ben ev
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not the one i was talking about but heres a link to a 2l8v fronterra cooler that ime considering. any opinions welcome
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260123276283&rd=1&rd=1
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Nic Barnes
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ah yeah ben, might be better and a bit easier to pipe up than the carlton one i got
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Stu_22
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get a mocal one like so
other wise when you oil get hot you level drops as its goes through the cooler but not if you have it like in the pic
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Ben ev
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if you read the other posts this isnt an option as we dont have the space for it
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Ben ev
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pulled this little bad boy out a calton gsi. my local breakers are legends
be fitting it when i make another manifold to shift the turbo and radiator back alittle. should be able to sqeeze it in muppetsport style and be able to add another fan next to the current one. 
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Nic Barnes
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aye there a big cooler. maybe too big though ben.........maybe too big
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Ben ev
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maybe eh but i just like to copy.
bearing in mind my turbo dosnt have a water jacket and temps are over 100oc atm after sustained periods of boost, need something
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Nic Barnes
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dont copy me, its really not a good idea for many reasons i care not to explain lol
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