The oil cooler is fitted!!!
The oil cooler is fitted!!!
the oil cooler mounted next 2 the rad (bottom left of bumber):
And the mesh mounted to protect it:
And the mesh mounted to protect it:
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The exact one he's got costs £122 delivered from www.rallydesign.co.uk That includes all the bits needed. I guess you could say Ive jumped on the "lets all buy oil-coolers" bandwagen. And no, its probably not worth it on a 1.3 spi.
i think all gt owners must get an oil cooler. went on a trip to norwich 2day, i noticed a massive difference 2 the engine temp. it stayed at operatin temp all the way there and bac, usually it gets quite a bit hotter, and i was bootin it for all it was worth.
yeh, there is a sandwich plate between the block and filter, wit the connections.
I think every body wit a gt should get 1!!! well worth it.
yeh, there is a sandwich plate between the block and filter, wit the connections.
I think every body wit a gt should get 1!!! well worth it.
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An oil cooler can be used on any engine, it really depends on how hard you want to push it.
.... thats why I dont do more than 90 in my 1L mk2 as the oil overheated, which then caused the cam belt cover to destort, which then caused a bolt to become loose and fall out and then caused 2 rips in a cambelt...
..... but I was doing 5500rpm on the hottest day of the year for over an hour.
yet again I'll buck current trends and rather than fit something thats only likely to be of use once or twice a year for me, I'll just drive slower.
the other thing about oil coolers is that when you change the oil, you either get the old oil in the cooler mixing with the new oil, or you have to disconnect/reconnect the pipes to drain them.
Gareth, you may find that the oil cooler is of benefit to you because of your bigger engine......
... like the mk3 triumph spitfire engine is 1300cc and is the best one they made, but the 1500cc is one thats basically the same but with longer stroke, but they are know to overheat the oil id driven hard, but the 1300cc engines dont have any problems.
.... thats why I dont do more than 90 in my 1L mk2 as the oil overheated, which then caused the cam belt cover to destort, which then caused a bolt to become loose and fall out and then caused 2 rips in a cambelt...
..... but I was doing 5500rpm on the hottest day of the year for over an hour.
yet again I'll buck current trends and rather than fit something thats only likely to be of use once or twice a year for me, I'll just drive slower.
the other thing about oil coolers is that when you change the oil, you either get the old oil in the cooler mixing with the new oil, or you have to disconnect/reconnect the pipes to drain them.
Gareth, you may find that the oil cooler is of benefit to you because of your bigger engine......
... like the mk3 triumph spitfire engine is 1300cc and is the best one they made, but the 1500cc is one thats basically the same but with longer stroke, but they are know to overheat the oil id driven hard, but the 1300cc engines dont have any problems.
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