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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #15 on: 22 October 2007, 20:15:45 »
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mine is an auto, the rad i took off didnt have the pipes? when i fitted the rad i let the car idle to temp and all three fans cut in at just below 100 i think!
2 pipes connecting drivers side of rad?  :o
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #16 on: 22 October 2007, 20:20:29 »
yes! they are metal, gold in color with rubber hoses on the end which were meant to connect somewhere but not on my model???
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #17 on: 22 October 2007, 20:21:57 »
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yes! they are metal, gold in color with rubber hoses on the end which were meant to connect somewhere but not on my model???
All autos have oil coolers built in rad...
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #18 on: 22 October 2007, 20:25:06 »
i wonder what these pipes are for then? as the original rad didnt have them? maybe this is a manual rad?
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #19 on: 22 October 2007, 20:35:27 »
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i wonder what these pipes are for then? as the original rad didnt have them? maybe this is a manual rad?
Follow the oil cooler pipes from the box, see where they go...
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #20 on: 22 October 2007, 20:45:30 »
i will do in the morning! if i remember correctly there is some pipes where they could connect on the car but they are connected together with a metal pipe (the pipe is silver metal in a U shape) at the end of the pipes!  does that make sense? wish i could take some photos now.
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #21 on: 22 October 2007, 20:51:45 »
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i will do in the morning! if i remember correctly there is some pipes where they could connect on the car but they are connected together with a metal pipe (the pipe is silver metal in a U shape) at the end of the pipes!  does that make sense? wish i could take some photos now.
Thats what I'm afraid of...
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #22 on: 22 October 2007, 21:04:10 »
this is starting to sound like a nightmare now :'( so if these are the pipes from the box that are connected with the silver U bend (it looks factory fitted though) then they need to be fitted to the gold pipes on the rad? if this is the case, then the rad i took off must have been the wrong rad and the box is  therefore not getting cooled??? arhhhhhhh >:( :( :-/ god knows what the previous owner has been doing with the car!!!
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #23 on: 22 October 2007, 21:06:42 »
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this is starting to sound like a nightmare now :'( so if these are the pipes from the box that are connected with the silver U bend (it looks factory fitted though) then they need to be fitted to the gold pipes on the rad? if this is the case, then the rad i took off must have been the wrong rad and the box is  therefore not getting cooled??? arhhhhhhh >:( :( :-/ god knows what the previous owner has been doing with the car!!!
Not sure what the implications are of running without an auto cooler.  May be OK, unless in hot temps, or towing etc...   :-/
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #24 on: 22 October 2007, 21:09:50 »
Methinks a gearbox oil "refresh" might be a good idea before the rad is properly connected, that way more "old" fluid  (percentage wise) will be removed, and then top up with all new fluid once rad is connected properly. This may give the box a chance if the old fluid has got overhot
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #25 on: 22 October 2007, 21:12:26 »
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i will do in the morning! if i remember correctly there is some pipes where they could connect on the car but they are connected together with a metal pipe (the pipe is silver metal in a U shape) at the end of the pipes!  does that make sense? wish i could take some photos now.
Thats what I'm afraid of...

Oh lord... looks like someone has bypassed the gearbox oil cooler?  :-X

The gearbox may not be in great condition!
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« Reply #26 on: 22 October 2007, 21:20:27 »
thanks lads will get to the bottom of this tomorrow and will continue this thread with the outcome! one last thing, the gold pipes on the rad which i connected with the tube get quite hot and after ive been stuck in traffic for a while then when i park up you can feel and smell the heat coming from under the car when i get out (maybe the box burning) this defo needs sorting as soon as i think!!
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #27 on: 22 October 2007, 22:37:04 »
Yes it does, do an ATF change and get the pipes connected properly, you may be OK, but the life of the box may be shortened :(
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #28 on: 23 October 2007, 16:14:44 »
hello! ive had a good look today and it looks like these pipes some t?at has bypassed needs to be fitted to the rad, i cant see the gearbox but they are defo heading towards it. someone must have put a manual rad on before????i dont know which pipe to fit where? the two pipes run side by side so do i connect the one closest to the engine on the top pipe on the rad or the bottom? cheers
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Re: tappy engine
« Reply #29 on: 23 October 2007, 17:08:30 »
You will prob find that when the correct rad is on the car the pipes will be just the right length to fit in certain holes on the rad.. If not then someone with an auto will i am sure  post some pics. :y
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