which brand of oil cooler?

SPOHN · 08-12-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TX_370

In for more detail as I was looking at the Z1 oil cooler.

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Originally Posted by tjlazer

Thats why I am leary of installing one myself! For this exact reason.

Ok guys no need to worry. We don't even know exactly what the actual cause is yet. Or if the OP installed this himself. Oil coolers are very simple to install IMO so we'll have to wait. So even if it's a oil cooler issue Ill have to know beyond a doubt that it was installed correctly. Plus that there was enough slack in the lines itself.

This is also why I've install a oil pressure gauge also.

StinkyTuna · 08-13-2011, 04:44 PM

What size cooler did you guys get? And also did the nismo damper get in the way? Im debating whether to get 25row or 34row.

FL 4Motion · 08-14-2011, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by StinkyTuna

What size cooler did you guys get? And also did the nismo damper get in the way? Im debating whether to get 25row or 34row.

see sig and no, just flip the damper 180 deg and there's NO issues.

Nikkolai · 08-14-2011, 08:37 PM

Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT use Aeroquip socketless lines. Freaking crap, one of my oil lines just popped out while I was on the freeway. I was not even pushing the car, just cruising home. Pisses me off because I did the install myself and I know darn well that the lines are installed correctly. The lines had well enough slack. Luckily, I was able to get a flatbed tow truck and was not too far from home. I shut off the car immediately as soon as I saw my oil light come on. So angry right now

, had oil sprayed all over the passenger side of the car, freaking under cover body tray full of oil, everything was just a mess. Crazy though how everyone that was passing by was staring at the Z on the flatbed, lol.

Dustin@Z1 · 08-15-2011, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikkolai

Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT use Aeroquip socketless lines. Freaking crap, one of my oil lines just popped out while I was on the freeway. I was not even pushing the car, just cruising home. Pisses me off because I did the install myself and I know darn well that the lines are installed correctly. The lines had well enough slack. Luckily, I was able to get a flatbed tow truck and was not too far from home. I shut off the car immediately as soon as I saw my oil light come on. So angry right now

, had oil sprayed all over the passenger side of the car, freaking under cover body tray full of oil, everything was just a mess. Crazy though how everyone that was passing by was staring at the Z on the flatbed, lol.

We have seen multiple failures with the Aeroquip socketless lines on the 370Z. The combinations of the high oil temps and the oil pressures are right near the manufacturers posted limits. I think the oil temp rating from Aeroquip is 300 degrees F while the pressure rating is around 250 psi. I think the combination of the line pressure and the sustained temperatures is what is the cause of the failures. There will be some engineered safety margins in place that should allow for higher fluid temps and pressures, but how much so, I am not sure.

I have been running -8 AN Socketless Lines on my Z32 for the past 2 years and have not had a single problem. I see marginal oil pressures and around 220F oil temps on the VG engine.

The product itself is great. But for some reason it is not advisable for this application.

torpedo2k · 08-15-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by StinkyTuna

What size cooler did you guys get? And also did the nismo damper get in the way? Im debating whether to get 25row or 34row.

Flipped the damper. Pics of my install here. GREAT quality kit and excellent customer service from Z1. No issues here.

Nismo + Z1 Motorsports Oil Cooler = Success!

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08-13-2011, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
StinkyTuna Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hawaii and SoCal 91803 Posts: 66 Drives: 09 PW Nismo, 08 TL-S Rep Power: 16	What size cooler did you guys get? And also did the nismo damper get in the way? Im debating whether to get 25row or 34row.

08-14-2011, 08:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nikkolai Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: DFW Posts: 238 Drives: Boss 302, Frontier Rep Power: 17	Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT use Aeroquip socketless lines. Freaking crap, one of my oil lines just popped out while I was on the freeway. I was not even pushing the car, just cruising home. Pisses me off because I did the install myself and I know darn well that the lines are installed correctly. The lines had well enough slack. Luckily, I was able to get a flatbed tow truck and was not too far from home. I shut off the car immediately as soon as I saw my oil light come on. So angry right now , had oil sprayed all over the passenger side of the car, freaking under cover body tray full of oil, everything was just a mess. Crazy though how everyone that was passing by was staring at the Z on the flatbed, lol.