metro oil cooler queries
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got another evening at the workshop last night. I got a few things sorted which i'm happy to see progress with.

one issue I've been looking at is the oil cooler. The car originally had the custom rad and cooler sitting side by side at the front, however I needed to centralise the rad to allow the nee intercooler to fit in front, loosing the area for the cooler with a combination of the lack of space and intercooler pipework.

After a bit of head scratching last night Keith and I worked out we could squeeze something in below the rad, possibly up to 60mm, which would give a direct airflow and out the way of any risk of damage, however all the aftermarket coolers have the connections on the top of the cooler whereas i'd need them on the side or back.

In my daydreaming, the car is going to be a hill climber/ sprint car, with perhaps the odd track day.

so my queries are:

1) can anyone suggest a reasonably priced manufacturer I could look at for the new cooler that would suit?
2) anyone have any ideas on an OE cooler I could explore?
3) given the relative short running times the car is going to endure, should I remove it for now? (the track days are perhaps my worry with this)

cheers

Rob

Look for power steering fluid coolers. Brother had a mk 2 mondeo td which had a wide one maybe 50mm tall with connections either at both ends or piped back to one end with a long tube.

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The other option I've been looking as is the screw on type that fit on the filter housing and are cooled by water.

You just need one with the right thread.

I'm really struggling with oil temps in my Nimbus (rear engine). There is limited air flow to the cooler, so considering the water route.

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I'd also suggest the water intercooler type.

If you can get hold of a (normally aspirated) MG Metro one in good condition, it's a straight fit in a Metro shell (no subframe clearance issues like in a Mini) right down to the MG Metro hoses.

Problem is most of them have fairly corroded pipe stubs because of their age and people not using proper antifreeze/inhibitors in the coolant in the past.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

We had one on the van for a while. Wasn't very effective.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

If using anything other than an oil cooler etc...ie PAS cooler, just make sure it is designed for the pressures involved. PAS or auto tans coolers are always installed on the low pressure return line so may not ever have been designed to run at say 100psi

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Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Rover k-series turbo oil cooler? Water style could be made to fit.

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Cheers guys. I had thought about the water cooled route but wasnt sure it would provide enough cooling. I suppose it would be better than nothing. I would need to see how it would fit up though as i have a spacer block fitted for the turbo feed

i have some like these laying in the shed. come from a mg metro's
thats the suggestion if i read correct yes?

https://www.google.be/search?q=oil+to+water...unA9a9WqtT_M%3A

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that's the one Rammie; the actual car is also in the photos about 5 or 6 lines down too!

I did wonder; going to do some more research; also going to find out how much a bespoke one would be; it may not be as much as I think in the big picture

thinking I could possibly make space for this;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121418444122?_tr...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

do these work well?

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Ive got the MG metro modine oil cooler on my metro turbo and it can't cope with motorway runs. The oil temp creeps up to 120C. A rad type cooler will be going back on.

well that confirms it then

I think that is the same one from the van.

missed this earlier; also a possibility. perhaps not as efficient as the traditional oil cooler though, particularly if the oil is running through at pressure. I could see it working on low pressure though

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speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

They are fed from the bottom hose and return through the heater matrix.

ROB I have a Peugeot 306D you could have for the cost of postage,but, like that Mercedes one I think it will be too big.

I've just been having a look on google but it was only coming up with the water cooler ones. Is is an air cooler? would be interested to see what it looks like

I put an oil cooler on mine because oil temps were 120 at 60mph
Mine went behind the head light because thats only place I had, with a tiny duct to it brought the temps down to a steady 95 at 70-80mph
I think it was a 9 row and cost sub £60 inc pipes from p&l minis ( local minispares stockists)

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