Mine is mounted behind the side scoop so that air flowing through the scoop and into the engine compartment has to pass through the cooler.

Steve

 

Thanks- that would be a good place, but I turned that whole area into my cold air intake, so that location is a non starter..

Brent

 

I was thinking too that the oil cooler is seeing hot engine coolant going to the radiator, not the cold return line. I've thought about moving the oil cooler - not sure if there's a good placement for that.

 

I have no suggestions, but curious about a couple of things;

Where are you measing the oil temp and with which gauge?
What was your coolant temp when oil hit 280?
Do you have comparable numbers from the stock cooler?
What is more important, cold air intake or sane oil temperatures? :angel:

And what is this about 2 new kids? It's up to 3 now?

-Rob

 

I was thinking too that the oil cooler is seeing hot engine coolant going to the radiator, not the cold return line. I've thought about moving the oil cooler - not sure if there's a good placement for that.

Can't say about the MR2 but in some regions of the country, the manufacturers fit "oil heaters" to help warm up the oil quicker to prevent engine damage in extreme cold climates.

They just switch the heat exchanger to the other tube for "hotter" climates.

Steve

 

Do you run good oil? I wouldn't worry about oil temps anywhere under 300 degrees, unless it was causing a low pressure issue. Synthetics can handle that fine. To help out on the cooler placement though, I would put it on the firewall, fins pointing up and make a little shroud to the bottom of the car with a small lip to direct the air up. Also are you still just cooling the bypass oil? You could replumb your water to oil unit to cool all of the oil.

 

I have no suggestions, but curious about a couple of things;

Where are you measing the oil temp and with which gauge?
What was your coolant temp when oil hit 280?
Do you have comparable numbers from the stock cooler?
What is more important, cold air intake or sane oil temperatures? :angel:

And what is this about 2 new kids? It's up to 3 now?

-Rob

Hi Rob,

1. I'm measuring right in the middle of the oil pan. I'm using a ISSPRO oil temp gauge
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_ind.asp?Type=Elec_Engine_Temp&Series=EVA_R&PN=R5659R-O

You can actually see the gauge creep up in the in-car video. It's the left gauge pod:
http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/450226

Larger version here:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/450226/irdc_trackday_oct28_0002.avi

2. Dunno. Using the stock gauge- it was rock solid, as usual.

3. No.

4. I will have my cake and eat it too.

5. No, just two kids. But they're a handful!!!!


JavaJoe:

Yep, I'm running full synthetic. Not sure if it's mobil1 or Syntech- one of the two.

Since it pegged my gauge I was a bit worried about it rising uncontrollably. Funny, if I didn't have the gauge I would've been blissfully ignorant.

 

have you considered mounting it in the same place as the SC's inter-cooler? then you could mount a big fan just like they do under it to push air.

 

Not really.. I have my intercooler there. See http://picasso.org/blog and that will explain everything.

 

NOTE!!! Oil companies around the world have downgraded the overall quality and lubricity of their oils recently. If you drive hard and use conventional oils, I suggest doing research on this subject. Oils are now more prone to gumming, sludging and clogging. I have seen it first hand and have read about it. My girlfriend's Porsche was recently the victim of poor oil quality from a major and well sought after company. Full real synthetics are the way to go if you do any real performance driving. Just consider this while we're on the subject of oil stuff.

That is all...

 

doh, forgot your a turbo setup (didnt click the video) how about off of that fancy IC bracket? :evillaugh if theres enough room

 

4. I will have my cake and eat it too.

You will be eating your cake alright, and your motor will eat a bearing I think side vent is your best bet. It is easy to find a place for a CAI but hard to find a place for an oil cooler.

How about plumbing to the front?

I think 280+ is asking for trouble. The highest I have seen on my WRX swap is 225 and that is taken in the block. That was after back to back rally-cross laps, so maybe not as stressful as track duty (but less cooling air flow at the slower speeds).

Yes the trouble with gauges is that they might tell you things you don't want to know.

-Rob

 

I say front as well, use an aux pump to help with flow back to the pan. That would add a few dozen gallons of oil to the mix

 

Plumbing to the front... You can't mean in-line with the oil pump, right? The only other thing is taking oil from the pan from one side, send to the front and back to the other side of the pan- like an auxiliary system.

Wait- I'll put slick50 in it and ditch the oil!

 

Switch to a W2A intercooler and run a W2A oil cooler with it

 

Have you considered locating the cooler in the same place the automatic transmission coolers are mounted?

 

if you go to a air cooled oil cooler core you could always mount it level with the floor pan (well just above) infront of the gearbox. or even at a angle infront of the gearbox. build a small aluminium scoop doobie to direct air through it.

or like kbox said, the auto has the trans cooler on the return coolant line.

 

Why dont you use the auto oil cooler?

 

I'm not familiar with the automatic transmission oil cooler layout. Please tell me more?

Thanks,

 

Ok.

This looks suspiciously like my coolant "overheating problem".
I had no problem at all.

I just had the wrong temperature sending unit for the gauge.

Doublecheck with the manufacturer of the gauge as to what sort of marking(s) your temp sensor should have on it. If it's not the one that they say it should be, odds are good that it is giving you falsely high readings.

 

So In an auto transmission setup, is there an extra oil cooler on the cold side of the coolant line (coming back from the radiatior)?

http://opc.mr2oc.com/online_parts_catalog/aw11_automatic/aw11_automatic_transcooler.gif

 

car

i tried to PM you but your inbox is full but yes i would take the offer, let me know thanks

 

i tried to PM you but your inbox is full but yes i would take the offer, let me know thanks

If this was directed at me, I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

Ok.

This looks suspiciously like my coolant "overheating problem".
I had no problem at all.

I just had the wrong temperature sending unit for the gauge.

Doublecheck with the manufacturer of the gauge as to what sort of marking(s) your temp sensor should have on it. If it's not the one that they say it should be, odds are good that it is giving you falsely high readings.

Thanks for suggesting the sanity check. I'll try to heat up the sensor to a known, double-checked temperature and verify it against the gauge. Great suggestion. I may need to do it on my next oil change.

 

Do like the SW20 guys do and mount the oil cooler at the rear next to the muffler. Of course, you'll need a small muffler and some heat shielding between the two. A scoop of some sort to help pick up would be good too.

Running it to the front would be hard on the stock pump. Also, getting all of that old oil out without an extractor would be difficult.