Aidan-Fleming
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Need some help again lol
My redtop dosent have an oil cooler  and ive been advised to get one! Looked at them on demon tweeks and there reasonably priced. I know there has to be a sandwich pate between the block and the oil filter but i dont know what size it is etc, can anyone help? Heres the link ...
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/oil-coolers-accessories/mocal-sandwich-pates
Theres so many options, could someone have a looky and tell me what id need?
Thanks ever so much for the help!
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jay26
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Why do you need one? Track days? Road driving it's a bit overkill to be honest
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Aidan-Fleming
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Why do you need one? Track days? Road driving it's a bit overkill to be honest
Heard its better to have one, and yeah maybe some track days, Do you know how to set them up or anything?
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jay26
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You can either use a standard oil cooler plate with diffrent take off's to run an after market cooler, or use the likes of a mocal one. It's fitted between the oil pump and oil filter
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Aidan-Fleming
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Was going to get the standard plate which has two take offs i think, then rub tubing from them take offs to a Mocal cooler. But does the pipes need to be a certain size? Bends? Copper? etc?
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reecegsi
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you dont need one unless its gettin pure abuse like big rons or nic barnes's which a redtop isnt no need for one i personaly would want oil in bottom end only not to go threw pipes and a cooler and back its just in the way
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bigron1988
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if you realy want to fit one i would just fit a standard one, like said its not needed unless your doing lots of trackdays and the oil temps are high, btw do you have a oil temp gauge
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Aidan-Fleming
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if you realy want to fit one i would just fit a standard one, like said its not needed unless your doing lots of trackdays and the oil temps are high, btw do you have a oil temp gauge
Oh okay then, maybe not worth the money then. I fancy getting one of them Mocal oil catch tanks. Could you tell me how to fit one? I have a different post about it, if you could hve a look. No I don't hve a oil temp gauge. Suppose id need one if I have the cooler. Thanks
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bigron1988
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dont need one if you have a cooler, more the fact you will then know if you realy need a cooler then ,
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Aidan-Fleming
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Oh okay thanks for your help.
So to fit a oil temp gauge do you wire it to that plug that comes off the sump?
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bigron1988
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back of the block there are 2 holes with grub screws in it, just take one of these out and put a sensor in there
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Aidan-Fleming
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back of the block there are 2 holes with grub screws in it, just take one of these out and put a sensor in there
oh okay then, ill have a look. Is it a special sensor i need or? then run some wires from it to dash?
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bigron1988
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http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/gauges-auxiliary/stack-oil-temperature-gauge-electrical
with that one, you just need to run one wire from the sensor to the gauge, and if you want the gauge to light up 2 more wires, it comes with everything needed except the wires, i know as bought one 2 days ago
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bigron1988
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/171368-xe-let-oil-pressure-temp-senders-what-why-how-where.html
have a read through this
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Aidan-Fleming
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Thanks very much mate, perfect help
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Aidan-Fleming
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Another question, when im driving around just normally and the engines going alright, i decided topop the hood and i couldnt touch the rocker it was that hot seriously! would that be the oil that heating up? or just engine in general?
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bigron1988
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quote:
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, i decided topop the hood
both , oil will be heating up causing the engine to get hot
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Aidan-Fleming
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quote:
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Originally posted by Aidan-Fleming
, i decided topop the hood
both , oil will be heating up causing the engine to get hot
love the lol I only know very little mate lol
oky well ill get a sensor and see what the temp is
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