Recommended Oil coolers & questions

OldFart · 08-05-2016, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Use either a Z1 for Fast Intentions oil cooler kit. They are the only ones worth having. Make sure you take off the factory oil stabilizer, it actually heats the oil and defeats the purpose of an external oil cooler.

Care to explain the factory oil stabilzer part? I did a DIY and have no recollection of encountering this.

Jhill · 08-05-2016, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by OldFart

Care to explain the factory oil stabilzer part? I did a DIY and have no recollection of encountering this.

I actually left mine on. It's only on 2012+ models. I figure it will help with warm up in cold climate. If you remove you will need the pre 2012 oil filter stud

Spooler · 08-05-2016, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by OldFart

Care to explain the factory oil stabilzer part? I did a DIY and have no recollection of encountering this.

Yes, it is an oil heater basically. It does not do much for cooling. It defeats the purpose of the external oil cooler. That is why you need to remove it. They started installing them in 2012 as stated above. I would only use a kit that uses the factory oil filter.

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