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Oil cooler??

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:32 pm
by 4x4skid
hello again,

1st im still pretty new here, but im luvn it, wish i had of looked this up early, its always good chating with pple who undastand our crazyness.
Aswell as the help and idea sharing is brilliant.

2nd i have changed the radiator in my ute, my old 1 was getting a bit shaged and a new placement also, what im wondering is the radiator i now have has an auto oil cooler built into it, as mine is a manual i dont need this, but have thought about running my engine oil thru it, only prob being, deisel engine oil is a fair bit thicker than auto fluid, especialy when cold.

has any1 tryd this or have any thorts??

cheers skid,

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 6:34 pm
by oldblue
Not worth the risk, you may get oil starvation at the higher revs.
Better to Buy a purpose built cooler.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 7:54 pm
by 4x4skid
sweet, cheers m8

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:23 pm
by TJ
Its normally used for the auto fluid, so perhaps you can use it for your power steering oil!

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:56 pm
by 4x4skid
thats a good idea,

:D

skid