89-200TQ No Oil Cooler??
06-19-2007, 04:53 PM
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89-200TQ No Oil Cooler??
In a previous post I was looking for oil lines. Now, since I can't get the old ones off the cooler without destroying it, I need a cooler. The prices are about $680 for everything. This is getting close to the value of my car, but I was wondering if one couldn't simply make a line which by-passed the cooler. I've never seen the oil temperature even warm. Do I really need an oil cooler?
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06-20-2007, 04:00 AM
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YES, you do! Unsolicited advice-call a breaker like Chris Semple at Force5
and get the whole cooler/lines used from him. Will be much less expensive, and you'll have what you need. Turbo-charged cars should always have oil coolers IMO.
06-20-2007, 05:02 AM
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Getting something made up will be cheaper!
You can get oil cooler lines fabbed up for cheap at a local hydraulics shop. There are many aftermarket oil coolers around (search the net for "racing oil coolers" and you'll get hits like Setrab, etc.) Arpy (RealQ) on the urQ board had one made up for his urQ - I've only had the lines fabbed up for my car and they hard connected them to the cooler (drilled the Audi fittings and brazed on some hydraulic ones). I wouldn't bother with a used OEM unless it was from Texas or Arizona where they never see snow.
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06-20-2007, 07:06 AM
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I used a Mocal unit and a couple of adaperts from the hard lines off the block...
do a search for 'Mocal oil cooler' and I think it will come up.
You can't use the original lacement. I tie-wrapped mine inside the lower air dam. Worked great. Cost me about $300 CDN all in iirc.
You can't use the original lacement. I tie-wrapped mine inside the lower air dam. Worked great. Cost me about $300 CDN all in iirc.
06-20-2007, 10:24 AM
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Re: YES, you do! Unsolicited advice-call a breaker like Chris Semple at Force5
As previously stated, keep the cooler. IIRC the cooler from a 5000s will also fit. Little different dimension wise, but will work. Other option is aftermarket unit with fabricated lines. Should be looking at $100-125 max for the whole setup...
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