Scott Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I've noticed in a few pics now that people mount their oil coolers straight through the aircon rad. Are there any specific fittings/spreaders for doing this? I'm at the end of my patience for fitting the oil cooler so I'm going to risk it and just fit it between the intercooler/aircon rad with a bit of ducting. Looking to use the tried and tested method for doing this so any pointers would be appreciated Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Are you going to be doing track days as this kind of setup will not work if you are. We've tried it ourselves and you just dont get the airflow to the cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Are you going to be doing track days as this kind of setup will not work if you are. We've tried it ourselves and you just dont get the airflow to the cooler. I can't see it. If I do it would only be for a play/mess around, not to properly go for it. I'm hoping some extra ducting will help. Were you guys running the stock fans when you had the issues with it? The only reason I'm doing it is that I want rid of the extra cooling lines around the block and I need a few extra sensors. I thought about just leaving the stock oil cooler with no water feed but decided to remove everything properly for neatness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I've seen it done with zip ties before - ugly, cheap solution but it works. Better way is the kind of zip-anchor used on electric fans. You can get them from demon tweeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Wont it fit behind the indicator in the bumper ? They should secured properly with something like this and not cable ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 I've seen it done with zip ties before - ugly, cheap solution but it works. Better way is the kind of zip-anchor used on electric fans. You can get them from demon tweeks. Cheers for that. I'll have a look. Wont it fit behind the indicator in the bumper ? They should secured properly with something like this and not cable ties It doesn't fit with the do-luck unfortunately. I might be able to just about squeeze it in but the PS cooler will need to go in front of the rad regardless so one way or another something is getting stuck to the AC rad lol. I don't think those would go through the rad going by the size of them. I'll have a look through the build threads, something caught my eye the other day. I can't remember if I asked about it or not, I think it was Lee who did the build... back in a bit with pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Didn't take long lol. Any idea what I should be searching for for those black things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Universal Fan Mounting Kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 http://www.lmaperformance.com/products-electrical.html Eleventh product down the page Scott. (CF300) Radties. These are a great crowd to deal with, I've bought several items from them recently with no hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Universal Fan Mounting Kit. Bingo!! If I had gold stars to give out you would have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Quick question. Is it OK to mount an oil cooler on it's side? If so, I guess it's better to have the flow going in the top and coming out the bottom? In my head that makes the most sense but I would rather ask the question than assume lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mounting it sideways is possible as far as I know. But if mounted sideways I'd actually be a bit concerned about the height the cooler sits at in relation to the sandwich plate and whether there is a chance of the cooler draining all the oil back into the sump everytime the engine stops and therefore needing to refill everytime you start the car resulting in no oil pressure for an unwise period of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Can imagine it would make a whole lot of difference how you mount it wether it's on it's side or upside down. Cold start is usually around 8-9 bar of pressure as is WOT so it will take a second or so to fill any voids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mounting it sideways is possible as far as I know. But if mounted sideways I'd actually be a bit concerned about the height the cooler sits at in relation to the sandwich plate and whether there is a chance of the cooler draining all the oil back into the sump everytime the engine stops and therefore needing to refill everytime you start the car resulting in no oil pressure for an unwise period of time I'm not really sure I follow. The cooler will be at the same height regardless of orientation, it will just be clocked 90 degrees? My thinking of it is as follows: If the car takes say 6l of oil to be filled to the F line on the dipstick, and then I add an oil cooler. The oil will need to be topped up to include the volume of what the oil cooler holds. Once the oil has been topped up and the car has been allowed to cool, the volume of oil in the cooler won't matter, as the oil has already been topped up to accommodate this additional volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Scott, could you just not extend the lines and mount it in the passengers side opening? Or is this still too restrictive with the intercooler pipes and bumper? This is where mine is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Scott ^^^ as above cant you make a funky bracket up to mount the cooler in that access of the bumper. check out how i mounted my gearbox coolers, i only used 2 stainless steel bars and mounted the coolers to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 I got it mounted on the aircon rad bud. Just going with it that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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