DIY: Oil Cooler (scratch built install, lottsa pics).....>.

>135I · 05-16-2009, 06:27 PM

Could you elaborate a little more about thethermostatic sandwich plate please?

Modshack · 05-16-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by >135I

Could you elaborate a little more about thethermostatic sandwich plate please?

a 180 degree thermostatic plate does not open and start routing oil through the cooler until the oil temps get to 180 degrees.
On my old (non-regulated) system on my TT I found that oil temps took quite a while to get up to the desired 180 minimum on really cold days..
(But I'm in North Carolina so they were few and far between)

R390 · 05-11-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

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An awesome write up thanks for the info on this.

sunset123 · 05-11-2010, 09:39 PM

Thanks Modshack just finished mind but went to Jegs and bought a oil cooler kit rated for 300+hp for $230.00. Ran my lines with the other cooler lines so.. I went above the sway bar out the side the drilled those two holes went behind the other silver colored cooler in front with my lines to the new oil cooler will post pics tomorrow. My kit had me use silver clamps at the fittings

Boosted Josh · 05-12-2010, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sunset123

Thanks Modshack just finished mind but went to Jegs and bought a oil cooler kit rated for 300+hp for $230.00. Ran my lines with the other cooler lines so.. I went above the sway bar out the side the drilled those two holes went behind the other silver colored cooler in front with my lines to the new oil cooler will post pics tomorrow. My kit had me use silver clamps at the fittings

Got a link? I can't find what you are talking about on Jegs.

sunset123 · 05-12-2010, 04:16 PM

So I bought the parts for my oil cooler from Jegs (800 line ) then went to the store and picked up everything OK install went great (routed my lines a little differently followed other cooler lines)meaning went off the sandwich then up and over the frame keeping lines free ..wanted to stay above sway bar ..anyhow put the filter on and started up the car and oil everywhere turns out the kit from Jegs requires a 3 1/4 di. filter with a 20mm thread! stock is 3 1/8!. All works fine now and larger filter more oil cooler engine Thanks Mod shack
Parts:1 57046 Wix oil filter $5.00
2 110107 Flare to pipe Adapter -08AN to 3/8"black
4 110072 PushLoc 90 degree hose end -08AN black
1 15605 Jegs part# 500hp oil coller kit w/sandwich
Jegs bill $ 232.62
7 qts. ester oil from nissan $ $70.00
Total $307.62
and a lot of fun. Jegs phone # 616-294-5151 Columbus, Ohio

sunset123 · 05-16-2010, 11:58 AM

Just got back from SE Ohio roads oil never reached 210 mostly stayed @ 200 again Thanks Modshack!

Billy830 · 05-27-2010, 08:01 PM

What lenghts of hose did you end up with. How was the routing no critical bends? How many anti chaffing clamps did you use if you did, no tie wraps I hope?

TRU-COOL L7B 24 row
#10 stainless covered teflon hose 10' long
# 10 stainless parker hanifin crimp fittings
mocal sandwich plate 180 deg
1/2 npt to #10 an 90 for cooler
1/2 npt to #10 an straight for mocal sandwich plate, if I need 90's I will change out.
redline oil which I am already running, I may lose a little when I change out filter.

Well I finally did the oil cooler yesterday. Went pretty easy. I am sorry that I did not take any pictures. I was too darn hot from the S Florida Sun.
I used parker hanifin crimped fittings wth stainless braide hose. The route that I took was to knock out one of plastic molded squares on the bottom passenger side, radiator mount ? Some of them are full squares about 2" by 2" by 2", the one that I knocked out was only 1/4" thick just above the transmission cooler lines. This made for a good routing. Up over the aluminum frame straight down to the mocal plate with 90 deg fittings. Used the transmission cooler brackets to install hose clamps one for each line.
Today I got the Hotchkis sway bars on while I had the front splash quard off.
Installed in the second hole and see how it handles there.

Ran it pretty hard on some farm back roads. Temp got to 210 and stayed there and I was at a buck and just over, stopping and getting on it for a while. With out the cooler I know that I would have been at 250+. Looks like a winner to me.

Mag Black B&M short shifter, cold air intake with inverted cone, Hotchkis swaybars, 25 row oil cooler, Invidia Exhaust, Osiris Tuned

05-16-2009, 06:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
>135I Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Radcliff, KY Age: 43 Posts: 409 Drives: 2003 Cobra Rep Power: 17	Could you elaborate a little more about thethermostatic sandwich plate please? __________________ I will miss my Z. I hope she goes to a good home.

05-11-2010, 09:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
sunset123 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Columbus,Ohio Posts: 38 Drives: 240, 300 tt, 370 z Rep Power: 16	Oil cooler Thanks Modshack just finished mind but went to Jegs and bought a oil cooler kit rated for 300+hp for $230.00. Ran my lines with the other cooler lines so.. I went above the sway bar out the side the drilled those two holes went behind the other silver colored cooler in front with my lines to the new oil cooler will post pics tomorrow. My kit had me use silver clamps at the fittings __________________ Mods-Nismo spoiler,StillenGen3Intakes,ClearBra,FIDownpipes,/180custom headlights and more..

05-16-2010, 11:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
sunset123 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Columbus,Ohio Posts: 38 Drives: 240, 300 tt, 370 z Rep Power: 16	cooler Just got back from SE Ohio roads oil never reached 210 mostly stayed @ 200 again Thanks Modshack! __________________ Mods-Nismo spoiler,StillenGen3Intakes,ClearBra,FIDownpipes,/180custom headlights and more..

05-27-2010, 08:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Billy830 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Port Saint Lucie Fl. Age: 78 Posts: 31 Drives: 370Z Mag Black 6sp m Rep Power: 16	Update of oil cooler install What lenghts of hose did you end up with. How was the routing no critical bends? How many anti chaffing clamps did you use if you did, no tie wraps I hope? TRU-COOL L7B 24 row #10 stainless covered teflon hose 10' long # 10 stainless parker hanifin crimp fittings mocal sandwich plate 180 deg 1/2 npt to #10 an 90 for cooler 1/2 npt to #10 an straight for mocal sandwich plate, if I need 90's I will change out. redline oil which I am already running, I may lose a little when I change out filter. Well I finally did the oil cooler yesterday. Went pretty easy. I am sorry that I did not take any pictures. I was too darn hot from the S Florida Sun. I used parker hanifin crimped fittings wth stainless braide hose. The route that I took was to knock out one of plastic molded squares on the bottom passenger side, radiator mount ? Some of them are full squares about 2" by 2" by 2", the one that I knocked out was only 1/4" thick just above the transmission cooler lines. This made for a good routing. Up over the aluminum frame straight down to the mocal plate with 90 deg fittings. Used the transmission cooler brackets to install hose clamps one for each line. Today I got the Hotchkis sway bars on while I had the front splash quard off. Installed in the second hole and see how it handles there. Ran it pretty hard on some farm back roads. Temp got to 210 and stayed there and I was at a buck and just over, stopping and getting on it for a while. With out the cooler I know that I would have been at 250+. Looks like a winner to me. Mag Black B&M short shifter, cold air intake with inverted cone, Hotchkis swaybars, 25 row oil cooler, Invidia Exhaust, Osiris Tuned Last edited by Billy830; 06-22-2010 at 06:25 PM. Reason: update on install of oil cooler

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