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[bigjimbo]

I was going to buy a oil cooler collar, but I was going to ask you guys first. It's this finned aluminum cooler that goes around your oil filter that cools down your oil temperature by 12 PERCENT. (They claim) It's sold in Mid America Motorworks and it's price is at $34.99. Do your guys think that it works. It's the easiest and cheapest way to cool down your engine oil. What do you guys think?

[gohim]

Will the thing cool down your oil ANY? Yes, it probably would. ANY HEATSINK would probably be better than no heatsink. BUT, I don't know if the oil temperature would be lowered enough to be measurabled, and I doubt if you will get a 12% reduction. There is also the question of clearance. The exhaust runs very close to the oil filter, and a heatsink could just as easily pick up heat thrown by the exhaust, and direct it into the oil, instead of helping to remove heat from the oil.

If you want need an oil cooler, there is no substitute for an oil cooler.

[wuilman]

your best bet would be to go with an external oil cooler. theyre fairly inexpensive and fairly simple to install (assuming you have SOME mechanical experiance). for the guys with automatic trannies an external cooler works miracles as far as longevity goes (unless your tranny has pre-existing problems)we seldom have to install ext. coolers, when we do its because of cooler flow restrictions in the radiator. [/b]
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[924RACR]

I'm with gohim - I wouldn't expect it to do much for you under the exhaust, and I'd actually be more worried about it adding heat, more likely.

Let's get back to step one. Are you having issues with oil pressure or water temps? What are you trying to solve with this? Once we understand that, we can recommend the best plan of action.
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[CBass]

There's already a good factory oil cooler with a thermostat. Think 931
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[leadfoot]

Good if it works, but the problem being it slows down the rate in which oil would get up to operating temp, go to a used car lot and get a second hand one off a wreck and adapt it.
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[Paul]

The 931 adaptor has a thermostat.
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[Porsche924boy]

You can get a externial oil cooler from Automotion.com Its a set up so that you can put a collar before the oil filter and it come with piping to send it to the cooler.
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[CBass]

Or, you could get a 931 oil cooler that is a 100% bolt on installation, has a thermostat, and was put together by Porsche engineers. Call me crazy, but I'd go for the Porsche solution over whatever aftermarket brands that automotion is peddling.
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[924RACR]

There's nothing wrong with the aftermarket stuff outright, and it's easier to plumb to larger coolers; the factory stuff uses an odd size (30mm) fitting that's very expensive to adapt out of if you want to use a larger cooler.

However the sandwich plate adapter is not ideal, since it puts the oil filter (on the NA) closer to the exhaust manifold - some have reported needing to use a shorter (914?) filter. Better to use a remote mount as I have, plus you can mount it upright to reduce spillage.

Finally, don't you have a problem hitting the starter with the oil filter when putting the 931 oil cooler setup on an NA?
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'82 931 Plat. Silver
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[geddes66]

I have also heard that a 931 setup will hit the starter. That is whi I passed up the chance to grab one when I had it. Hope I didn't goof.
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[CBass]

[bigjimbo]

Well I dont know if I could adapt an oil cooler because I have clearance issues. I have Bursch headers on this 924. OK, Im able to work on cars Im no expert, but I will be able to install an oil cooler if its possible. Is it possible to install an oil cooler from a 924turbo(931)? I just want to reduce the engine oil temperature because it could get dangerously hot for my engine because it gets very hot here in California. (I live in a desert).

[bigjimbo]

Is it possible to insatall an oil cooler from a 1989 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe on my 924? It has an 2.3L turbocharged four cylinder engine. Im just asking because someone told me that its possible but I had to make sure. NEED HELP.

[D Hook]

I would expect you could adapt an oil cooler from a D8 Catepillar if you had enough time and money. But I'm not so sure it would be prudent.



Do you have problems with the cooling system?
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