Oil cooler with smaller lines
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Oil cooler with smaller lines
So I was planning on using a saab oil intercooler on my turbo accord and hook it up in-line with my feed line. The lines that came on the cooler are larger than -3 (prob closer to a -10). So will there be any issues if I use -3 lines with brass fittings to size down to whatever the bungs on the oil cooler are (i.e. pressure issues)? What other setups do you think would be better?
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Re: Oil cooler with smaller lines
going from -3 to -10 is a BIG pressure difference..just get a block adapter with some 10an fittings or watever the cooler fittings are and your set..
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Do they even make adapters with that big of a fitting?
I'll try looking but if you could link me, that would be great. The only reason I was even going to do this was because I had a turbo with 7k miles on it (new) and one day it blew the oil seals with a small amount of side to side play (no in and out). When inspected, they said there was oil coking issue and suggested using an oil cooler. I've never heard of a stock motor FI setup needing an oil cooler unless it was for track use. I do know that my oil return was not perfectly vertical, but it never went fully horizontal. Do you think as long as I do a better oil return, my future turbo will be okay?
I'll try looking but if you could link me, that would be great. The only reason I was even going to do this was because I had a turbo with 7k miles on it (new) and one day it blew the oil seals with a small amount of side to side play (no in and out). When inspected, they said there was oil coking issue and suggested using an oil cooler. I've never heard of a stock motor FI setup needing an oil cooler unless it was for track use. I do know that my oil return was not perfectly vertical, but it never went fully horizontal. Do you think as long as I do a better oil return, my future turbo will be okay?
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alot of the coking issues come from running the car hard and then shutting it off immedietely, the oil sits there in the hot chra and burns up. use a better quality oil and let the car idle for a min or so before shutting off, If you just ran it hard let it idle a little longer.
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Re: Oil cooler with smaller lines
I was always very cautious about cool down after driving...If I was doing daily average driving without building boost or bringing rpms any further than 3k, I would let it idle for roughly 1 minute. If I drove any more aggressively, i would let it idle for at least 2 minutes.
I've done 3 oil changes since the car was boosted. The first was mobil 1 5w-30. The last two were Royal Purple 5w-30. The guy at blaastperformance suggested I run a 5w-50 next time. My return line is very close to my DP but I had heat reflective wrap around it to try and help keep ambient heat away.
I've done 3 oil changes since the car was boosted. The first was mobil 1 5w-30. The last two were Royal Purple 5w-30. The guy at blaastperformance suggested I run a 5w-50 next time. My return line is very close to my DP but I had heat reflective wrap around it to try and help keep ambient heat away.
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Re: Oil cooler with smaller lines
Easiest method as stated above is to get a oil cooler sandwich plate ( you can get a name brand or the ebay special ones ) they cost anywhere from $ 20-$ 50 and the smallest I would run is a -8 . If your running the oil cooler upfront you dont want to run much smaller.
-3 would be 100% out of the question.
When your done post pictures of the setup.
-3 would be 100% out of the question.
When your done post pictures of the setup.
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