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post Mar 7, 2008 - 9:06 PM
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So after finally picking up an oil temp gauge, I'm noticing a pattern that I DON'T like. My oil temps are hovering around 220° during normal driving and for the short 7 mile blasts I go down the highway, they climb into the 230°-240° range. This is being light on the car.

I have a feeling that it would DEFINITELY benefit from an oil cooler. So my question for you guys is how are you plumbing the cooler into the system, and what kind of cooler are you using.

I'm looking at two different styles of transmission coolers available at my Auto Zone that I work part time at. One is a simple tube running through fins, like the cheap ones you see. The other is like a minature radiator, bar and plate style.

My thoughts on where to plumb them in are initally to come in on the drain side of the turbo and use a scavenging pump to move it through the cooler back into the pan. I think this would provide the greatest amount of efficiency but definitely NOT the best cost margin. Other than this, I can't think of where to plumb it in.

And for those wondering, I have the temp sensor for the gauge mounted in the filter sandwich adapter with no problems noted.

Any pics, write-ups, or ideas on setups you guys might have?


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Posts in this topic
- Fastbird   3S-GTE Guys.......Oil Cooler users within please.   Mar 7, 2008 - 9:06 PM
- - x_itchy_b_x   this is what im using http://store.summitracing.co...   Mar 7, 2008 - 10:16 PM
- - Fastbird   What I'm looking at is VERY similar in design ...   Mar 7, 2008 - 11:43 PM
- - lagos   QUOTE My thoughts on where to plumb them in are in...   Mar 8, 2008 - 1:08 AM
- - Fastbird   Wait.....there's a factory oil cooler? I sure...   Mar 8, 2008 - 1:17 AM
- - lagos   QUOTEWait.....there's a factory oil cooler? I ...   Mar 8, 2008 - 1:26 AM
|- - Fastbird   Hmmm.........I haven't seen any type of fittin...   Mar 8, 2008 - 1:41 AM
- - lagos   QUOTEHmmm.........I haven't seen any type of f...   Mar 8, 2008 - 1:48 AM
- - phattyduck   Similar to what the other guys have said, you need...   Mar 8, 2008 - 2:23 PM
- - Fastbird   Here's my question then: Has anyone tried usi...   Mar 8, 2008 - 3:20 PM
|- - phattyduck   QUOTE(Fastbird @ Mar 8, 2008 - 1:20 ...   Mar 9, 2008 - 3:07 PM
- - pittfirefighter   did anyone ever think that there is no oil cooler ...   Mar 8, 2008 - 4:57 PM
- - Fastbird   Let's not jump to conclusions here. I will fr...   Mar 8, 2008 - 5:08 PM
- - alltracman78   While it's very possible to pull the stock coo...   Mar 8, 2008 - 9:41 PM
- - pabel89   what oil cooler would be good for the 7afte?   Mar 8, 2008 - 10:06 PM
- - Fastbird   PhattyDuck, thanks for the vote of confidence. ...   Mar 9, 2008 - 9:35 PM
|- - phattyduck   QUOTE(Fastbird @ Mar 9, 2008 - 7:35 ...   Mar 10, 2008 - 2:16 AM
- - Fastbird   Well, problem is that I just can't go with ano...   Mar 10, 2008 - 11:54 AM
- - lagos   Buy a new one with a thermostat and enough ports t...   Mar 10, 2008 - 12:57 PM
|- - Harold_Fastwaker   QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 10, 2008 - 1:57 PM...   Mar 10, 2008 - 2:10 PM
- - scothaniel   I'm using the Permacool cooler / filter reloca...   Mar 10, 2008 - 7:26 PM
|- - Fastbird   I don't know about you guys, but with my DP......   Mar 11, 2008 - 12:32 AM
|- - alltracman78   QUOTE(Fastbird @ Mar 11, 2008 - 12:3...   Mar 11, 2008 - 8:23 PM
- - scothaniel   QUOTEI don't know about you guys, but with my ...   Mar 11, 2008 - 11:02 AM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   My 3rd gen sees oil temps of about 170-180 degrees...   Mar 11, 2008 - 12:40 PM
- - lagos   Corey,fastbird... what oil brand/weight are you tw...   Mar 11, 2008 - 4:25 PM
|- - Fastbird   QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 11, 2008 - 4:25 PM...   Mar 11, 2008 - 7:28 PM
- - lagos   QUOTE(Fastbird @ Mar 11, 2008 - 8:28...   Mar 12, 2008 - 1:10 AM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   Art, I use 5w30 Castrol Syntec with OEM Toyota fil...   Mar 12, 2008 - 9:36 AM
- - DEATH   While we are on the subject: I was planning to use...   Mar 12, 2008 - 10:01 AM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   Whats the reason you want to run something as heav...   Mar 12, 2008 - 10:15 AM
- - DEATH   Increased wear protection. I'm aware that it w...   Mar 12, 2008 - 10:41 AM
- - Fastbird   I'd run a thicker oil as opposed to a thinner ...   Mar 12, 2008 - 11:15 AM
|- - DEATH   QUOTE(Fastbird @ Mar 12, 2008 - 11:1...   Mar 12, 2008 - 11:21 AM
- - x_itchy_b_x   the summer killing 3sgtes is heat soak and knock. ...   Mar 12, 2008 - 11:38 AM
|- - Fastbird   QUOTE(x_itchy_b_x @ Mar 12, 2008 - 11...   Mar 13, 2008 - 11:19 AM
|- - WALKER   QUOTE(Fastbird @ Mar 13, 2008 - 10:1...   Mar 13, 2008 - 12:17 PM
- - DEATH   Itchy - what oil you runnin?   Mar 12, 2008 - 11:41 AM
- - x_itchy_b_x   mobile-1 10w30, change it every 3-4k miles.   Mar 12, 2008 - 12:10 PM
- - x_itchy_b_x   correct ^ Manny showed me this part from canton.   Mar 14, 2008 - 4:43 PM
- - presure2   yup. nascar uses some of these guys parts. i figur...   Mar 15, 2008 - 7:45 AM
- - Fastbird   Hows about some pics of the setup?? That'd ...   Mar 17, 2008 - 6:30 PM


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