Aussieveedubbers · Tech Talk

externel oil cooler's

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/30906/externel-oil-coolers

kombi_kid ·

hey guys
what sort of externel oil cooler best suits a kombi and where should it be located?????? pics would be great if possible!
cheers
rhys

kombi_kid ·

so no one has one in there kombi's??? common guys!
cheers
rhys

kombikim ·

I have & I found the thread in tech but the pohotos are gone

mine sits flat about 1/way up vehicle between heater tube & closest longitudinal "chassis" , it works so well that it has been wrapped in light sheet aluminium since about April to keep oil warm enough, unwrapping again soon though

BiX ·

I found i had to put a alum plate over min in winter and wrap the lines in themo wrap to keep them warm, as it ran really cold.

nbturbo ·

sounds like you need one of these to keep your oil temp up

nbturbo ·

or one of these if you have a Type4-a bit neater fitting

kombikim ·

yep, I need a thermostat of some sort, have a remote filter, that is underneath battery floor

kombi_kid ·

so what sort of oil cooler did u use???? did u use a separate oil filter???? you obviously didnt need to run a thermo fan?
cheers
rhys

Chewy ·

For the oil cooler I'd say get something like an auto transmission cooler from any late model car from the wreckers. Would be a hell of a lot cheaper than buying new.

Craig Torrens ·

kombikim wrote:yep, I need a thermostat of some sort, have a remote filter, that is underneath battery floor
That's what the pressure relief valve is for in the oil circuit.

kombi_kid ·

yer thatnks chewy everyone using 1/2" lines???
cheers
rhys

kombikim ·

yep

kombi_kid ·

kim can u draw a diagram of how it all plumbs up etc just so i get an idea of where it comes in and where it leaves for the cooler?
cheers
rhys