volvo tranny cooler in civic as oil cooler ?
 

Ok guys... I went to the junkyard and fould two nice looking coolers. Both are off of volvos. Both are also tranny coolers.

The one I thought about using has some pretty big inlets and outlets, AND its pretty damn beefy.

Just wondering if you guys think it would work well on my civic with a thermostat.

Here's a pic. ( or a few ). check the other pics out too if you have time, bad ass teg in that album.
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/max...&.dnm=3e3d.jpg

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Copy/paste to view the pic I guess...

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http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/max...&.dnm=3e3d.jpg

Opps.. I had to change some of the setting on the "yahoo" stuff.

Copy all of the above link, then paste into your browser. "copy/paste"

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there you go ;)

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40b16...gGb5ABi7wqn3aa

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good job there.. :-*
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40b16...Ppb5ABk7lln3aa

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I think those should work as an oil cooler. Just do a presure test, and such. This maybe a stupid question though, which is hotter Tranny fluid or oil? I bid oil, right?

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tranny fluid gets hotter for sure.

And I never thought of it that way...

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well engine oil is heated by direct fuel ignition and friction from many bearings and such. Transmission oil tends not to be near any combustion processes and lubricates a couple of gear sets, but no fluid bearings or anything. I say engine oil gets hotter.

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i would think that atuo tranny fluid would get way hotter, but im drunk

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That IS the oil cooler on the Volvo.
The tranny cooler is located inside one of the end tanks of the radiator.

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Really... I'll have to double check if I get time to drive the 30miles back to that yard. The lines looked like them went back to the tranny.

Of course I could have saved myself a lot of "wonder" by just looking at the damn radiator in it to see if it had the radiator/tranny cooler together.
I got a turbo off a different volvo and that volvo had a different cooler that was FOR SURE the tranny cooler ( without the turbo is was really easy to see the tranny lines).http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/max...&.dnm=bb6d.jpg
Damn turbo in the way... Damn turbo with very exsesive shaft play in the way.

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Save your time. It is the oil cooler. I have spent some time with volvos at the junkyard plus my fried has a volvo 240 turbo.
http://grove.ufl.edu/~smack118/volvoaccessories.htm
It should work fine for you.
The Saab ones are a little smaller and will work fine as well.

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Wow man, thanx for schooling me on that one !! That is the exsact same one !!

I guess I'm gonna have to make another trip to that junkyard and buy another $5 part and take $100 worth of stuff home in my box.

Last trip I got some misc. IMPORTANT bolts, O2 sensor, Si/HF Dizzy harnesses, few interoir parts, and a new TPS plug. Of course I paid for a $5 imblem off a toyota camery that said "Turbo-D" !!! Its pretty cool.