Correct way to connect an oil cooler
04-26-2007, 01:47 AM
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Correct way to connect an oil cooler
I'm going to buy an oil cooler from a Volvo for $10 so i need to know if this is the correct way to connect it, heres a pic attached.
Also need no know the best way to clean the dirty oil from inside. And finally, need to know if i can use the stock fuel pump from that old Volvo turbo
Also need no know the best way to clean the dirty oil from inside. And finally, need to know if i can use the stock fuel pump from that old Volvo turbo
04-28-2007, 06:53 PM
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Re: Correct way to connect an oil cooler
Originally Posted by zestyskater69
I've never hooked an oil cooler up but that "diagram" seems legible to me, Find out the specifications on that fuel pump then compare to your factory one, your looking for LPH numbers.
. Yeah just hook it up inline with your feed line and you'll be good.
05-01-2007, 12:36 AM
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Re: Correct way to connect an oil cooler
why do you want to cool the oil going into your turbo which heats it up again? dont you want to cool your engines oil for your engine? thought you were supposed to hook them up between an external oil filter adapter..
05-01-2007, 01:09 AM
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Re: Correct way to connect an oil cooler
You need an external oil filter setup cause d or b series blocks don't have any spots to pull and send oil to a oil cooler. Yeah you could run it like a turbo setup and from your the back of your block to your oil pan but don't oil coolers also lower your oil pressure a bit? I remember on my 86 when people disconnected the stock oil coolers it bumped up their oil pressure and not to use the stock oil cooler setup on 20V engines cause they like honda engines strive on oil pressure with their VTC and VTEC setups and would actually lower their oil pressure using a oil cooler.
05-01-2007, 09:18 AM
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Re: Correct way to connect an oil cooler
this is how I setup my turbo oil cooler. I routed from an oil adapter to the front of the radiator. It does drop the oil pressure a little bit but then again you dont' have to run a oil restricter.. 
I am still running this setup for almost 2 years now.
I guess you know how to figure out by the pic where the hose goto.
it's mounted right in front of the radiator.
I am still running this setup for almost 2 years now.I guess you know how to figure out by the pic where the hose goto.
it's mounted right in front of the radiator.
05-02-2007, 05:35 AM
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Re: Correct way to connect an oil cooler
how about use a free port on your block fitting or sandwhich adapter to send oil through a cooler. then return it to the pan through its own drain or somthin . maybe that idea sucks im half asleep
