Hi,
I am looking at fitting a oil cooler on my little mk1 MR2. Has anyone done this after a guide and what i need or any good places to get parts.
Cheers
Sherwin1983 and Mr T
oil cooler
Moderators: IMOC Moderators, IMOC Committee Members
-
- Posts: 5494
- Joined: Mon May 16, 2005 8:40 pm
- Location: Wickford, Essex
Re: oil cooler
You should already have one, unless you have an AE92 4AGE engine which doesn't come with the pipe for the oil cooler hoses in the sump.
The cooler is bolted to the bulkhead behind the exhaust manifold slightly to the right if you are standing behind the engine bay. Its a brass pipe, painted black and has two pipes coming from it.
It's about a 1-1/4" diameter.
The cooler is bolted to the bulkhead behind the exhaust manifold slightly to the right if you are standing behind the engine bay. Its a brass pipe, painted black and has two pipes coming from it.
It's about a 1-1/4" diameter.
Re: oil cooler
Out of interest.. why?
-
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:06 pm
Re: oil cooler
No my AW11 doesnt have one.
I am going to be useing it on track and want the engine to last and aid with Cooling
I am going to be useing it on track and want the engine to last and aid with Cooling
Re: oil cooler
ok, it's not oil cooler, but rather a heat exchanger oil-to-water
-
- Posts: 7642
- Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:40 pm
- Location: durham
- Contact:
Re: oil cooler
No, that's definitely an oil cooler....
Also coolant temp is 88* + , oil temp is going to be 150*-200* , so the coolant is definitely cooling it.
Also coolant temp is 88* + , oil temp is going to be 150*-200* , so the coolant is definitely cooling it.
Re: oil cooler
but since oil warms up more slowly than water, right after the coolant thermostat opens, the water warms the oil up. therefore it doesn't only act as a cooler but also as warmer. so calling it just cooler is inaccurate. it exchanges heat with water both ways so its more a heat exchanger. if you call it cooler (as toyota apparently did) everyone will be looking for a radiator, which this isn't.
-
- Posts: 7642
- Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:40 pm
- Location: durham
- Contact:
Re: oil cooler
All "oil coolers" use the cars coolant to take heat away from the oil, they all work like that.
Toyota call it an Oil cooler, that's what it is
Toyota call it an Oil cooler, that's what it is
Re: oil cooler
Celica AT180's 4AFE uses radiator as a cooler, not a coolant-to-oil exchanger so there are a few exceptions maybe
-
- Posts: 7642
- Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:40 pm
- Location: durham
- Contact:
Re: oil cooler
It is what Toyota say it is
Re: oil cooler
NO, toyota doesn't know sh*t! I am being right here so let me enjoy it for a while. This doesn't happen to me often
- Lauren
- IMOC Committee
- Posts: 38632
- Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 5:37 pm
- Location: Greater Manchester
- Contact:
Re: oil cooler
Best option is to nick the oil cooler off another car.
I agree with Paul it is an oil cooler. In fact equalising the temperature to the coolant is no bad thing.
I agree with Paul it is an oil cooler. In fact equalising the temperature to the coolant is no bad thing.
2020 GR Yaris - Circuit Pack
Re: oil cooler
With the Mk1 an oil/water cooler is really the only option - nowhere in the engine compartment to fit an oil/air cooler where it will get sufficient airflow to work without overheating something else, and running oil cooler pipes all the way to the front of the car would be a non-starter ( size of sump needed for the extra oil volume would be huge for example ) - hence that's why Toyota used the oil/water type
Re: oil cooler
i would plant it behind the side engine vent and attach a powerful slim fan to aid airflow at low speeds
Re: oil cooler
stenky wrote:i would plant it behind the side engine vent and attach a powerful slim fan to aid airflow at low speeds
Blowing hot air into the engine compartment isn't going to help the temperature in there
Re: oil cooler
heating up the coolant after it has been cooled is the same thing. this is my thinking. stock cooler introduces the heat to the engine directly, whereas radiator type would blow hot air and heat the engine up indirectly?
-
- Posts: 7642
- Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:40 pm
- Location: durham
- Contact:
Re: oil cooler
This thread has a lot of hot air
Re: oil cooler
you are rude guys. you don't let me act smart