Engine Drivetrain 1st Gen Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Oil Cooler Options

Oh yeah, I should also mention, those black rubber air guides under the MINI where your cooler backs up to, they are long gone on my car from an off at the track.

 

I would imagine that oil pressure and oil temp would be significantly decreased for a certain amount of time because you are re-routing the oil's path. I am not quite sure of the numbers but once you get the car warmed up the oil pressure will rise again and oil temp will be around 30ºF+ lower than a MINI with no Oil Cooler.

 

OK......just got am email from Moss MINI and you can order just the oil cooler adapter plate from them for $82.50.

Here is the part number and description.........

772-158 ADAPTER PLATE, OIL COOLER, S

This will allow you to put together your own cooler system a lot cheaper than the MADNESS one.

 

I will post a review of it as soon as I get it.

 

And a how to! :cornut:

edit: I am sure I can do/figure it out myself. I retract the "how to" statement although one would be nice for reference or other members.

 

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Yeah Please do. Jan has been pestering me to help him make stuff to put on his car. :cornut::lol:

 

Just some info: I e-mailed Chris at Sneed Speed Shop and asked if his oil cooler would cause problems in cold weather without a thermostat. He said it wouldn't since the system retains the stock heat exchanger.

- Marc

 

To bad......as that is one main reason to get an aftermarket cooler, replace the potentially problematic OEM oil cooler/exchanger.

Are you sure? After looking at the website it sure looks like the adapter replaces the OEM exchanger.......?

 

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It's possible that I misinterpreted this comment in an e-mail:

"The oil cooler will work in the winter because it keeps the stock MINI oil thermostat. I have driven I’m in weather down to about 0F with no problems even cold start outside in the morning."

It could very well be my mistake - let me know what you think.

- Marc

 

I'm in the process of building my own oil cooler, some of you may have heard me mention this on NAM. Thanks to this thread I found out about Moss Mini's adapter plate and ordered it. It was about $100 shipped. I'll take pictures of it after it arrives to show the quality of this piece. I'm really not sure what to expect myself :lol:

I have also purchased an FC RX7 Oil cooler on ebay. This was one of the details I was leaving out before. Rotary engines are MUCH more sensitive to both water and oil temps and their oil is also put through much more stress. The OEM RX7 cooler is ~ 23"x5"x2.5" quite a heathy sized core, it has a built in thermostat, and can be found pretty cheap. I bought mine for $50 shipped, here is a link to another I was looking at so you can check them out, keep in mind its a ebay link an if it is after July 09' this link probably wont work Ebay

I plan to somehow redo the bracketry and bolt to the under side of the aluminum bumper, in front of the A/C condenser. Then I'll just have to add lines.

 

Just checking it out, its a 149*F. Click Here 220 would not be an optimal temp for an oil thermostat. 220 is about as high as you want the oil to get, if you can keep it that low. Most say 180 as a good running temp. At 150, the valve is just starting to open at 5mm/min. While it may be a nice feature to have a thermo at the plate...it would be more expensive and complicated.

It is surely possible for the thermo to get hot enough as remote as it is...it works for OEM's, on cars where oil cooler operation is critical. Should be fine for this application. I'm sure its not going to be as easy as just bolting it on, but I think in the end it will be the best option out there at a much lower price.