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Title: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: mantaray on 10 January 2015, 23:08:59

Been playing with my V6 engine today. Now its all clean and newly painted I have been looking at how to route the oil pipes in order to do away with the factory oil cooler and fit an external one.

Quite pleased with how its comeing along.

(http://www.crclassics.co.uk/pics/v6/tn_IMG001 (7).jpg)

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: Andy B on 10 January 2015, 23:28:16

Quote from: mantaray on 10 January 2015, 23:08:59

... the factory oil cooler and  .....

but technically it's a heat exchanger. When the engine is cold, the oil is going to get hot first and transfer its heat to the coolant to help the engine to get to temp faster.  ;)

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: mantaray on 10 January 2015, 23:41:00

Yes you are correct, but in my case as the engine is going into my Manta A series, with a modified water system,I don't have any problems with water temp. and can therefore do away with the heat exchanger. It is just that I have had the exchanger fail before and it's not nice. also know of others that have failed, so I'd rather remove the problem so I don't have to worry. :)

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: andyc on 10 January 2015, 23:48:05

Looks good Chris, are you going to run them onto braided pipes to the cooler or have rubber ones crimped up like and OE set up?

Andy

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: TheBoy on 11 January 2015, 17:37:03

Without getting into pros and cons of moving it, the reason they fail is poor servicing.  Hence mine is still good after 16yrs, 219k miles ;)

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: TheBoy on 11 January 2015, 17:37:19

Quote from: TheBoy on 11 January 2015, 17:37:03

Without getting into pros and cons of moving it, the reason they fail is poor servicing.  Hence mine is still good after 16yrs, 219k miles ;)

Even if the HG has failed twice!

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: omega3000 on 11 January 2015, 19:04:22

Quote from: TheBoy on 11 January 2015, 17:37:19

Quote from: TheBoy on 11 January 2015, 17:37:03

Without getting into pros and cons of moving it, the reason they fail is poor servicing.  Hence mine is still good after 16yrs, 219k miles ;)

Even if the HG has failed twice!

Same side  :-\

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: elvin315 on 13 January 2015, 02:19:10

Quote from: Andy B on 10 January 2015, 23:28:16

Quote from: mantaray on 10 January 2015, 23:08:59

... the factory oil cooler and  .....

but technically it's a heat exchanger. When the engine is cold, the oil is going to get hot first and transfer its heat to the coolant to help the engine to get to temp faster.  ;)

i thought it worked the other way around (water heated the oil). Oh well, wrong again.

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 13 January 2015, 06:50:37

Quote from: elvin315 on 13 January 2015, 02:19:10

Quote from: Andy B on 10 January 2015, 23:28:16

Quote from: mantaray on 10 January 2015, 23:08:59

... the factory oil cooler and  .....

but technically it's a heat exchanger. When the engine is cold, the oil is going to get hot first and transfer its heat to the coolant to help the engine to get to temp faster.  ;)

i thought it worked the other way around (water heated the oil). Oh well, wrong again.

It works both ways... the coolant also regulates the oil temp when hot :y

Title: Re: V6 oil pipe modification to fit external oil cooler.
Post by: 4x4 on 13 January 2015, 21:25:16

Looking at the pic,it looks like the pipe is in the way of the crank sensor,  :-[