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08-24-2021, 01:51 PM | #57 | |
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I do fully plan on replacing it with a track duty cooler on my car though. While anecdotal, when I went from the OEM oil/water cooler on my S2000 to an oil-air cooler, my wear rate went down significantly, per UOA. |
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Adding as a data point. 10mile commute to office, nearby grocery trips and canyon runs. Its fine. 180-190 oil temp using Jackson Racing Oil cooler.
2015 BRZ 20+ trackdays 65k DD miles 2017 BRZ PP 35+ trackdays 55k DD miles Maybe for your use case of occasional tracking, maybe the Jackson Racing Dual Radiator Oil cooler is a better fit as it gives faster cold start oil warmup and still give you protection during track days. |
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100% this. Right up there with pads and fluid. Not only will you save on tires, but you'll actually leave the day not frustrated by torrential understeer.
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This may be a stupid question but why do no oil coolers seem to have drains installed in them?
Per the Jackson Racing kit info you're supposed to add 1 quart extra of oil when you install it, and then 1 quart will just stay in during your regular oil change and IIRC reduce your oil change interval from 5k to 3k. Wouldn't it be beneficial to be able to drain out all the oil and be fresh rather than always having 1 quart hold over? Has anyone added a drain either on one of the lines or on the bottom of one of the collectors? |
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FWIW, cars with oil-air coolers, such as Porsches, also don't drain their oil coolers, as designed by factory |
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If someone forgets to fill the oil cooler, they can end up pumping a big air bubble through the engine on their first start; and if they forget to re-check the oil level they may end up being very low on oil. All these problems are solve'able as long as you follow the instruction, but practically speaking I can imagine that the risk of engine damage by forgetting to follow the instruction can outweigh the benefit of flushing the oil. |
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I remember as a dumbass 15 yearold kid thinking maybe I should turn the engine over after draining the oil to be sure I got the old "bad" oil out... Even then I decided that the engine was far better off with "old" oil than with no oil! If change intervals are reasonable, you shouldn't have to worry about a quart or more not being changed out due to being "lost" in the oil cooler. Then again you probably don't *need* an oil cooler in the first place...
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I plumbed mine specifically with oil changes in mind.
disconnect at designated spot connect adapter with funnel add oil until fresh oil comes out the other end into a pan reconnect. Adds five mins to my oil change. I keep a supply of those AN gaskets on hand for the fitting.
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