i was wondering if any one could give me advise on oil coolers,
i have recently rebuilt my 1275 engine after severe bearing failure,
it is now a 1330 balanced and lightened with a coopers head ported and polished and skimed,a 276cam with 1.5 rockers and twin 1 1/2 su's.
i also have a metro radiator fitted instead of the usual mini one,
with these type of mods would it be a good idea to fit an oil cooler aswell and if so what size would be best?
can anyone help?
oil cooler yes or no?
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tim
, Jan 27 2004 11:40 PM
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Posted 28 January 2004 - 08:06 AM
I intend to fit one on mine , I used to Grasstrack race a mini and all the guys that had been doing it a lot longer than me swore by them , helps with the cooling and stops the oil from going too thin , as far as I can see there are benifits and no drawbacks , If you get one , let me know how it goes , fitting e.t.c. :grin:
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Posted 28 January 2004 - 09:47 AM
Get one!!!
I used an MG metro item, was about 8" x 6" x 2" in size and worked a treat. If you get a metro one from the scrappy then it should have all the right hoses on it, so you can jus bolt is straight on. If you get a brand new one, your gonna pay lots for it and the hoses.
I went to the scrappy and had a look around at all different types from various cars and chose one that would fit in the space i chose in the engine bay.
If you do fit one, make sure it has some kind of protection from any debris that might get kicked up by outher cars, if it gets a small hole in it, you can say bye bye to your new engine...
I used an MG metro item, was about 8" x 6" x 2" in size and worked a treat. If you get a metro one from the scrappy then it should have all the right hoses on it, so you can jus bolt is straight on. If you get a brand new one, your gonna pay lots for it and the hoses.
I went to the scrappy and had a look around at all different types from various cars and chose one that would fit in the space i chose in the engine bay.
If you do fit one, make sure it has some kind of protection from any debris that might get kicked up by outher cars, if it gets a small hole in it, you can say bye bye to your new engine...
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 12:19 AM
does anyone have an mg metro oil cooler for sale,where i live you can't find them in scrap yards,
also i have a front mounted radiator will this cause problems fitting one to my clubman?
also i have a front mounted radiator will this cause problems fitting one to my clubman?
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Posted 07 February 2004 - 06:58 PM
Look thru the Yellow Pages and ring one of those part finder companies, I've used em loads and they are good, you should be able to get one that way.
Fit it behind the front valance, there are the holes there that it will sit behind nicely...
Fit it behind the front valance, there are the holes there that it will sit behind nicely...
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Posted 08 February 2004 - 08:37 PM
I have just (yesterday) scrapped an MG metro and it had no oil cooler as standard :sad: 
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Posted 08 February 2004 - 09:00 PM
The Rover parts bin must have been empty on the day they built that one lol :/
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Posted 12 February 2004 - 11:19 PM
If you aint sorted try this link mate , may be what you need
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