OIL COOLER!

[matta]

I want to set up an oil cooler on my P76 Rangie. I'm in Brisbane. Where do I buy a good one and how hard is it to fit. Appox $'s etc.
MATTA

[phippsy]

MAybe Repco, or Supercheap would have one, don't know about fitting though...

[toughnut]

Goto any good radiator place. They can help you with the proper selection. If they don't fit it for you then goto Enzed or Pirtek and they can make all the fittings for you to just bolt up. If you have a reputable wrecker you can goto them an get a second hand oil cooler of an auto tranny.

[Shadow]

most proper oil cooler kits have a special valve which only sends oil through the cooler if its hot, otherwise it could take longer for your engine to get up to temp, in cold conditions?

[J Top]

As a rule if you have a blow up you scrap the cooler because they can't be cleaned successfully.I would be very wary of a used cooler.
J Top

[Ruggers]

when getting an oil cooler dont get a tranny cooler as they have smaller oil passages which will restrict the flow. a oil cooler tubes are around 1/2 inch. most speed shops will have them .like revalotion race gear or vpw. i never hade any luck getting one from autobarn or repco

[toughnut]

Saw some oil coolers yesterday at supercheap auto for $80.

[matta]

Hi All! Well the search continues.... You wouldn't think it would be sooo bloody hard....
So far I have done the Moss Street jig and had no real luck.
Slacks Creek Rad can get me an aftermarket off a mitso then I have to work out the plumbing after that. $140 plus plumbing.
Autobahn...useless..tried telling me a tranny would do then said oh we used to do engine oil coolers but nah mate we don't have em anymore.
Off Track 4by can get me one for $250.00 or so plus plumbing...

Anyone else help me...Bloody frustrating...and whereing out shoe leather

MATTA GC

[christover1]

bypass filters can do a bit of cooling, and theres more oil in the system...no good for serious cooling, tho. christover

[MissDrew]

I got a brand new one to suit a triton, cost a bit over $100, but like I said its new.

Man I hate people that try do things like this on the cheap, skimp on something that has your engine oil running through it and you could end up paying out a lot more then the $200 it`ll cost ya to do it wright the first itme,

[christover1]

thats cheap, my radiator cost over twice that. christover

I got a brand new one to suit a triton, cost a bit over $100, but like I said its new.

[matta]

Dude not trying to do it on the cheap! Just trying to find someone who can guide me in the right direction when it comes to rover motors. The amount of people that have said "A P76 in a Range Rover, geez mate can't help ya!"
Ya kidding me, it runs the most common oil filter on the planet (Z9). Is it really that hard. What I was looking for was a guy who would say, "Yeah mate, you'll need this this and this and this will bolt to that and it'll cost ya X$'s or we can do it for ya for X $'s....Not hard really! In the old days they used to call it CUSTOMER SERVICE!!

Now, having said that, anyone shed some light on who can help me set up my motor.....

MATTA

[matta]

AMAZING! Found one! OIL COOLER 15 x 7 inch with Z9 adaptor and remote filter kit adaptor! All I need to add is 1/2 an IQ and a drill bit and screw driver. All for the princely sum of $266.00.

And where? Well the internet my friends. 2 phone calls and it will arrive on my door step tomorrow!

PERFECT!

MATT GC

[toughnut]

Where on the internet??? In case you didn't know it's world wide now...

[phippsy]

Where on the internet??? In case you didn't know it's world wide now...

Do tell, I got a remote mount kit for my oil filter, but am interested in where you got the cooler kit...

[CRUSHU]

I got mine thru www.summitracing.com it is a dual cooler, set up for engine oil and transmission fluid. I needed a bigger tranny cooler than it is, so i am using it for power steering fluid. it includes the remote filter adaptor, and filter bracket. i bought a sandwich adaptor instead, as i dont have anywhere to mount the filter. it also came with engine cooler hose.
$99 us
cheap as

[matta]

For anyone interested...

Purchased the following:

15 x 7 Heavy Duty Engine Oil cooler and remote oil filter for Z9 or similar set up...

Contact Lee @ Lee's Spare Parts and Performance QLD

3427 7361

Cheers all

MATTA GC

[Shadow]

For anyone interested...

Purchased the following:

15 x 7 Heavy Duty Engine Oil cooler and remote oil filter for Z9 or similar set up...

Contact Lee @ Lee's Spare Parts and Performance QLD

3427 7361

Cheers all

MATTA GC

how much? :o

[Bartso]

ok guys obviously a oil cooler cools your engine oil but is this something really worth getting im asking cause i have never heard of this before what benifits do you achieve from this

[J Top]

Added engine cooling as the oil helps take heat out of the engine so cooling the oil helps your rad.
Reduced heat breakdown of your engine oil,less wear.
More necessary if you have marginal cooling/oiling or if the engine is highly stressed.
J Top

[Bartso]

thanks dude i may have to look into this as well

[matta]

$'s depend on what you need. But mine cost me $260.00 for what I needed turn key...

I'm sure you could source cheaper if you bought all the parts yourself but I neither have the time nor the energy. Seeing now what the kit has I would probably next time still go the way I did. At least this company was very willing to help and explain what I needed.

Each to their own..

MATTA