RT Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 So I've removing my C4 auto to put a T5 manual in. Pulled out the auto trans lines tonight. Was looking at my auto-trans cooler and I did a nice job of mounting that! I considered leaving it there and using as an engine oil cooler - possibly not the best idea since it's full of trans oil.. But that got me thinking, when do you actually need an engine oil cooler? It can't be a good thing if you don't need one and it cools down your oil past it's optimum operating temp? I am using a bronco sump which has a reduced capacity to all other 302 v8 sumps. Approximately 500ml less than normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Fit a thermostat if your worried about over cooling the oil, also im not sure if trans coolers are suitable to be used for engine oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheCreator Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 i wouldnt worry about it over cooling the oil, my concern would be that there are more places for oil to leak from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 our ford explorer has one fitted from the factroy.. engine and a trans cooler.. so cant be a bad thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJZ Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 If it's a normal auto trans cooler I'd be worried that the barbs and channels through the cooler would be too small, the barbs are normally only 8 or 10mm OD where I think a normal aftermarket engine oil cooler has -10 fittings which should be around 16mm ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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