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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Steve Brookman on 21 March 2009, 16:32:13
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Helloa all,
I've just bought a 3 litre auto Elite to replace my 2.5 auto. When I first had the 2.5 I had a garage fit an extra transmission cooler. They sandwiched it between the radiator and the aircon radiator making extra brackets for the radiators.
I am going to fit an extra cooler to the new car. Is there an easier place to fit it rather than between the radiators.
Regards
Steve
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Helloa all,
I've just bought a 3 litre auto Elite to replace my 2.5 auto. When I first had the 2.5 I had a garage fit an extra transmission cooler. They sandwiched it between the radiator and the aircon radiator making extra brackets for the radiators.
I am going to fit an extra cooler to the new car. Is there an easier place to fit it rather than between the radiators.
Regards
Steve
Can't think of one, but you shouldn't need to fit it. I've towed miles with my caravan with my 3.0 and haven't had any gearbox overheating problems.
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Can't see why you would need one mate :-?
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All Omega Autos already have oil coolers, an extra one is not needed.
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Spend the money on a gearbox oil change and new filter ;)
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Many thanks yet again.
I'll try it without an additional cooler.
Regard
Steve
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Never needed one and I tow a bit
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Many thanks yet again.
I'll try it without an additional cooler.
Regard
Steve
Whay an additional one, its got about the best sort you can get anyway!
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Thanks again for all the replies.
Steve
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Thanks again for all the replies.
Steve
but have we convinced you? ;) ;) :y :y
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The 2.5 I had for parts had a small extra oil cooler radiator stashed nicely away on brackets on the drivers side of the radiator...but as said not really necessary as an extra...
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Thanks all,
I looked today and the oil pipes are going into the side of the water radiator, I note on fleabay that someone is selling used Omega transmission oil coolers which look like the one I had fitted extra to my previous Omega. Did they upgrade the cooler on later (facelift) models?
Thanks
Steve
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Thanks all,
I looked today and the oil pipes are going into the side of the water radiator, I note on fleabay that someone is selling used Omega transmission oil coolers which look like the one I had fitted extra to my previous Omega. Did they upgrade the cooler on later (facelift) models?
Thanks
Steve
In a word ..... NO :)
( well AFAIK .. and there is nothing showing in the parts list ... )
Mine doesn't have any additional cooling and it towed the 'van up 3000 ft mountains in the South of France last summer (temps in the high 30's / low 40's ) with no problems at all :)
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Cheers!
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Cheers!
That's saved you getting dirty. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Well vauxhalls did do a trans cooler mainly for the 2.2 2.6 3.2 petrol engines.
It seems that it would of been fitted if the car was ordered new with a tow bar already fitted
As there are very few fitted at factory towbars around not many people would have seen them
Cheers
Andy
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Many thanks
Steve
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My 3.2 has a fluid to air cooler in front of the normal radiator, not a fluid to water cooler integrated into it, so they did change the cooler at some point. You can see the pipes heading over the top of the radiator.
Agreed that the standard cooling is adequate though. I have towed pretty close to max train weight climbing and descending hills and it was fine.
Kevin
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Kenlowe do a kit for the Omega for around 100 quid.
It fits nicely into the void forward of the O/S/F wheel-arch liner.
Although I didn't experience problems with my previous 2.0 auto, I felt that it was a worthwhile addition for caravanning.
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My prefacelift 2.5 and mini facelift 2.5 have fluid/coolant heat exchangers in the radiator. My 2.6 facelift has a fluid/air heat exchanger between the condensor and the radiator, if my memory still works.