Oil Cooler

[James_F]

Hey all,

Im looking at putting an oil cooler on my r34 and was wondering is there any preference, brands, thermostat or not etc?

The car is hoping to see a few track days nothing to major.

Cheers,

James

[Carbon 34]

Hey all,

Im looking at putting an oil cooler on my r34 and was wondering is there any preference, brands, thermostat or not etc?

The car is hoping to see a few track days nothing to major.

Cheers,

James

Group buys

Autobahn 88 ebay

Mocal

Setrab

Earls mounted right

Hks

Greddy

thermostat preferred , nessasary if you live anywhere coldish in winter

Noticed the autobahn fittings are the same as a few other brands

you will need a stainless braided hose cutting item, grinder with diamond blade makes clean quick cuts , airsaw

Most likely angled fittings , i just did mine and had to get some angles to make it neat

You will need strong zip ties

Alloy or rubber coated P clips and a few parralel alloy blocks to make it nice , a length of rubber or protective material about a half metre long

stainless is like a slow chainsaw on metal frames etc

Remote filter bolts right on fuel filter braket hose , move the filter back a bit

The filter supplied by some companies is off a honda . But can be substituted easy

pirtek has bits but not cheap " proflow"

You will need some metal strap or strap iron /alloy that you can bend , paint, drill and mount

You will also need some bolts unless you have a fmic that works perfect to piggy back that mount bolt

Mount the cooler up not down to avoid air traps

it fit fine in front of washer bottle

Edited October 29, 2012 by Carbon 34

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

If you want less headache and straight bolt up affair, look at the GReddy GREX Oil Cooler kits. They can be had for under $900 from eBay or forum traders, everything is plug and play and has a built in thermostat in the sandwich plate.

[Carbon 34]

If you want less headache and straight bolt up affair, look at the GReddy GREX Oil Cooler kits. They can be had for under $900 from eBay or forum traders, everything is plug and play and has a built in thermostat in the sandwich plate.

Unless its made exactly for the model it takes about the same amount of work ? Not many kit are plug and play simple unless you pay dearly for it

Most of the work is laying it out and plotting the path , the install tutorial here wasnt up to my standards but was helpful insight into mounting ideas

Anyway you can get the setrab type setup for a third of that cost !!

[sydking]

there was a mention on here with people buy all the parts they needed and putting it all together for alot cheaper then a bought set.

Ie, Hoses, the core, thermostat.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Unless its made exactly for the model it takes about the same amount of work ? Not many kit are plug and play simple unless you pay dearly for it

Most of the work is laying it out and plotting the path , the install tutorial here wasnt up to my standards but was helpful insight into mounting ideas

Anyway you can get the setrab type setup for a third of that cost !!

http://www.rhdjapan.com/hks-oil-cooler-kit-type-s-nissan-skyline-ecr33-er34-50514

Plug and Play, no headache like I said.

[Akshunhiro]

This should cover everything. Good price too.

What I'd recommend, remove the stock oil heater/cooler and replace with a oil filter stud to allow the oil filter to screw straight to the block. Perfect for relocation kits!

Here's how I did mine; (haven't plumbed in oil cooler yet).

[89CAL]

This is what I went with:

http://www.helcarkits.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=205&products_id=957

Supposed to be here on friday so will see how it looks. But has all the right stuff - thermostat, braided lines, all fittings and 19 row cooler

$460AUD delivered I think it was so pretty good price

[James_F]

fitting these oil cooler does it remove the oil water heater or whatever they are called?

[Carbon 34]

fitting these oil cooler does it remove the oil water heater or whatever they are called?

It can , depends on how its hooked up?

if you ditch the housing for rb20 its no longer needed

If you dont its your choice ?

[Carbon 34]

http://www.rhdjapan.com/hks-oil-cooler-kit-type-s-nissan-skyline-ecr33-er34-50514

Plug and Play, no headache like I said.

Still missing remote filter and another hose ? 745 bucks

anyway I haven't installed that brand so cant comment on how fiddly it is

You wont find purple fittings easy I would think? If that matters ?

Edited October 30, 2012 by Carbon 34

[James_F]

do you need the remoat filter ?

[89CAL]

do you need the remoat filter ?

remote*

you dont NEED it, the oil cooler kit should work to retain the oil filter in the stock location

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

I would not ditch the oil/water heat exchanger... better to retain it to warm up the oil to operating temps, especially if you don't have a thermostat in your oil cooler kit.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Still missing remote filter and another hose ? 745 bucks

anyway I haven't installed that brand so cant comment on how fiddly it is

You wont find purple fittings easy I would think? If that matters ?

I fitted one to a R33 years ago, pretty straight forward. No headache with making brackets or guessing how much hose you need. A mate paid like $500 or so delivered from Yahoo auctions.

Depends if you need a relocator or not, changing oil filters on RB20/25s (with stock plenum) aren't as bad as RB26s, which is a pain in the arse

[Serpandrew]

Nismo OEM

Costs a crapload though... like 2.5k.

Mine came as an optional extra from factory so I can't comment on how the install was, it just fits perfectly everywhere.

[D.I.Y. Mik]

I had a problem with the Autobahn 88 filter relocator, the guys a the filter factory helped me out.

The rb 20 (dunno about rb25) does not use a filter with a bypass, as the bypass is in the motor, and the thread supplied with the kit was metric, no non bypass filters with a metric thread.

So i had to get a new remote filter head as the thread in the auto88 one could not be changed easily.

Mine was not a direct fit and i had to put the battery in the boot to get some room.

Extra money and time to custom make one to fit, it can be a real pain. Cheap to buy initially but not cheap to fit.

A direct fit would be real nice.

Ps: dont forget the oil thermostat!

Edited November 2, 2012 by D.I.Y. Mik

[cobrAA]

How was the hel kit?

I do not have the stock oil cooler anymore on my rb26 so I'm wondering, should I simply fit an oil cooler or refit the oem stock oil cooler?

[FeZ25]

I just fitted a Mishimoto kit to my 34gtt

Brilliant little kit and everything fit straight out of the box. Retained the stock cooler as well. Wasn't much point in removing it. And decided not to go for a thermostatic sandwich plate. It warms up fast enough on its own.

$400 delivered from frsport.com

[Carbon 34]

I just fitted a Mishimoto kit to my 34gtt

Brilliant little kit and everything fit straight out of the box. Retained the stock cooler as well. Wasn't much point in removing it. And decided not to go for a thermostatic sandwich plate. It warms up fast enough on its own.

$400 delivered from frsport.com

Without a thermostat in the winter in some locations the oil doesn't get hot enough to flow properly , bad on bearings in some cases or could cause oil starvation if the oil isnt synthetic and clags up

Normal mineral oil can freeze solid !! even at 0c its like mud or syrup