7m gte diff oil cooler

[group a supra]

a while ago i was asked when i removed one to post pics of the uk spec 7mgte diff with factory oil cooler
well here it is

 

[MDCmotorsports]

WTF. Didn't even know it existed. Wonder if its just a giant heat sink or if there is actually a method of pumping fluid through it...

 

[group a supra]

giant heat sink i would imagine but i have never taken one apart yet

 

[Nick M]

Why does it look like it does not belong there?

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

It looks like it was welded on there as an afterthought.

 

[ryanday]

I just finished cutting up my parts car and i never seen any oil cooler or heatsink of any sort.. .It was an 87 turbo, targa. .. there isn't even a fitting on the diff for a cooler .. :S

 

[supra90turbo]

Note that he's in the UK.
UK/German supras got them.

 

[mkIIIman089]

Pretty neat, I question how effective it actually is though, unless they snuck a pump in that diff somewhere.

 

[supra90turbo]

Yeah, just replace "neat" with "gay".
I think it's dumb.

I will have THIS + THIS.

 

[group a supra]

seems to help though rare for uk cars to eat diffs i have to say

 

[ViR2]

my supra is EU, made for swiss market and still I dont have any diff cooler
BTW, your diff looks extremaly rusted...

 

[mkIIIman089]

Yeah, just replace "neat" with "gay".
I think it's dumb.

I will have THIS + THIS.

Regardless, unless you're running an endurance road race series with your supra you don't need anything aftermarket to cool the gearbox, trans, or even engine for that matter. But to each his own.

 

[supra90turbo]

I use the term "need" loosely.

 

[3p141592654]

It is definitely factory. Looks like a heat pipe, there is another piece inside that you cannot see that touches the oil in the bottom of the diff. See the attached pic. I believe IJ discussed this in his build thread.

 

[group a supra]

thats right he did after i told him as no one was aware they exsisted