Where do you have your oil cooler?

[blitzvw]

Originally Posted by Wally

Same location of course (its THE place for it, sorta created by the factory), but I use a simple second-hand alu mercedes transmission cooler: those are long (wide) and not too high, so its a perfect fit.

Its attached to some original holes in the edges of the front chassis head with two 'brackets' left and right, Very simple and not much too look at, but works for 20-some years now

Hi Wally,

DO you have any pictures of this cooler or a model/part number?

[Wally]

Originally Posted by blitzvw

Hi Wally,

DO you have any pictures of this cooler or a model/part number?

No, sorry; I used to tear them out of breaker yards. They are located right next to the water radiator and are vertically positioned next to it.

They are from Behr and came in most older 'S' models (seventies, eighties) and/or '/8 models'. I believe some BMW models had an even larger model of the same cooler.
Ahnendorp sells the fittings to connect the M22x1,5 (?) connections to a 1/2 inch hose.

Hope that helped some,
Walter

[blitzvw]

It has helped, thanks.

Plenty of those models still in breakers yards over here, so will check it out sometime

[yellow73]

Single Setrab under the package shelf mounted at an angle, I can run the engine at 4k RPM in 90 degree weather on the freeway with no problem in my beetle. It is a bit of a tight fit between the cup brace, transmission and axle but works well.

Sorry do not have pictures.

[Humble]

Here's my setup on the race car which may work on a street car. Oil cooler is a Perma-cool Maxicool unit, 10.5" x 14" x 3.75" including the 900 cfm fan. I'm running 1/2" lines and -8 fittings on everything. The oil cooler sits in a custom frame of aluminum angle that bolts to the body and has a brace underneath to a stud on the block. There is a thermostat inline to turn on the fan and a manual override switch in the dash. For a street car you could run a smaller one that would fit better behind the wheel.

[petevw]

Thanks for the info/pics.

I have what looks like to be a Mercedes oil cooler. Made couple brackets to attach the cooler to the beam/pan bolts. The in/out fitting of the cooler are really close to the beam so i will try to figure out a 90deg fitting that will allow it to attach to the oil cooler(M14) and end up in a -8AN/JIC.

I'll try to get pics up soon.

Pete

[kuleinc]

Right now I have a WIX 51773 oil cooler with a heatsink wrapped around it in the rear driver wheel well, I will probably move it and put my big oil cooler there, similar to what humble has done. Except, I don't really need the cooler unless I've been doing 80 MPH down the freeway for sometime and suddenly have to sit and idle, otherwise I never even see 220 degree oil, and I run synthetic, so I'm not terribly worried, but Summer is coming! The car already uses 7 quarts of oil, and adding a cooler will only make it hold more, an oil change costs over $50 and I do it myself and get a discount, crazy beetle...