just what it says really, could i use an auto trans-cooler for cooling the engine oil effieciently?

or do any cars come with oil-coolers that i might find at a wrecker?

always looking for the cheap option.....

How about a radiator with the trans cooler built in? There are some good options there that would meet your non-racing needs. The auto Pulsar N13 has an alloy rad with built-in trans cooler for example.

so your saying that it would work fine, oil wouldnt be too thick or thin for the cooler???

2 probs with that, the radiator is struggling as is, and then it wouldnt be external mount like the japanesse ones (would i be dis-owned by this site for doing that?)

My oilcooler is going here

In a sorta kinda thats not my car way

I guess any oil cooler that can handle 90 psi is suitable. just flush it out good.

I have one out of some mitsubishi, it works fine, i think it has a built in thermal regulator, so you could save some money there, I have an external regulator, since you don't want the oil too cold.

you might want a check valve too to keep the oil from draining back in to the sump.

hi .on my 120y(b210) i have mounted on the front off the water cooler radiator a oil cooler that i take from a lancia delta turbo.
i buy a "sandwich" to take the oil from the normal circuit to pass by the radiator.this "sandwich" is place betuin the oil filter and the oil pump.it cuts the passage from the oil pump and takes to the radiator and return to the filter and so on.
if i can ,a will take a picture off this assembly and put it tomorow or next time.
the oil runs more cooler and stay more clean and not burned or dark .i have monted this at 5 monthes ago and make more or less 2ooo kms and the oil is clean like new.

yeah figueiredo i have the same sandwhich plate, there is photos of it on this site already

b210... what? where? who? a regulator and check valve now? i've never heard of a setup using that stuff, and cant think why?

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early rotary engined mazdas - but they might not be so easy to find in wreckers.

Often aftermarket turboed diesel 4WD's have small oil coolers added as part of the kit. Have a sticky-beak at Hiluxs in particular as they were commonly fitted with aftermarket turbos.

I was told that the AT coolers usually have smaller passages or at least smaller fittings that can't flow enough oil to use as an engine oil cooler.
I found an engine oil cooler in a van conversion (mini motor home) at the junk yard. I took the trans cooler too. Both are about the same size and style, but the trans cooler has much smaller fittings.
I would assume that an autotrans doesn't flow as much fluid as and engine does. It's just an assumption as I have no numbers to back it.
At the junkyards around here, turbo cars, diesels, vans and some pickups usually yield engine oil coolers.

In my 1200 wags I will be running an Auto Toyota Hiace radiator and pumping oit through its cooler. By the looks of it, its just like the honda oil coolers except the hondas are external.