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Originally Posted by SirBrass
No thermostat for those of us who are going to get the forester XT oil cooler kit. Oil never flows to an external air/liquid heat exchanger. Rather the regulator core is fed by the engine's coolant lines (not the radiator cold return) & thus integrated into the engine's basic coolant circulation. It brings oil up to temp faster in the cold & keeps it down in the heat.
I just ordered a koyo radiator today. I'll source the forester XT oil cooler parts after my next paycheck.
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SirBrass I know we're both in AZ where it's friggin hot almost all the time, I appreciate your research on this particular solution.
Do you know (or does anyone else want to chime in) if an upgraded radiator is required/recommended if we decide to go this XT oil cooler kit path? And where are you sourcing the XT parts from - do you have part numbers yet?
Also, does anyone know of a similar solution for cooling the automagic transmission? I know there are external radiator options, but this seems more elegant and possibly lighter weight.
