Soon installing a rebuilt 7M-GTE engine with upgraded oil pump and pipe.
- I want to ditch the pressure-regulated oil cooler system
- Engine/turbo is stock
- I want to have a thermostat-controlled oil cooler large enough to keep oil temperatures reasonable for sustained high-speed (German Autobahn) driving
- Longevity is important
- I would like to keep the cooler in the stock location or close.
- I would like something that looks "close to stock"
My plan is to remove the original setup and use a sandwich plate with a built-in thermostat. Would like to keep the filter on the engine and not remote. A local hydraulics shop will make the hoses as long as the plate and the cooler uses industry standard couplings.
Which size cooler would make sense? Any recommendations for specific coolers or sandwich plates? Any other recommendations/do's/don'ts?
- I want to ditch the pressure-regulated oil cooler system
- Engine/turbo is stock
- I want to have a thermostat-controlled oil cooler large enough to keep oil temperatures reasonable for sustained high-speed (German Autobahn) driving
- Longevity is important
- I would like to keep the cooler in the stock location or close.
- I would like something that looks "close to stock"
My plan is to remove the original setup and use a sandwich plate with a built-in thermostat. Would like to keep the filter on the engine and not remote. A local hydraulics shop will make the hoses as long as the plate and the cooler uses industry standard couplings.
Which size cooler would make sense? Any recommendations for specific coolers or sandwich plates? Any other recommendations/do's/don'ts?