TD5 D2 manual gear box oil cooler

[disco_thrasher]

Has any one have experienced these ?
i own a manual with a gear box oil cooler i probarly should be happy a prevoius owner got this installed but right now NO:mad:
i bought a nice shiney new upgraded intercooler for a TD5 manual a good couple of months ago not knowing i had this installed i am now told i need a auto intercooler been smaller to accomadate the auto intercooler

My problem is that i have owned this for awhile now and the company not keen to exchange it ,can i remove the mini intercooler and just conect the 2 lines back up with some sort of special hose to fit the larger cooler i know it sounds like i am going backwards but for my use i dont really need a gearbox oil cooler and i see the above been the easiest option any help will be greatly appreciated
thanks Kelvin

[Hamish71]

Put the oil cooler in front of the aircon condensor?????


Has any one have experienced these ?
i own a manual with a gear box oil cooler i probarly should be happy a prevoius owner got this installed but right now NO:mad:
i bought a nice shiney new upgraded intercooler for a TD5 manual a good couple of months ago not knowing i had this installed i am now told i need a auto intercooler been smaller to accomadate the auto intercooler

My problem is that i have owned this for awhile now and the company not keen to exchange it ,can i remove the mini intercooler and just conect the 2 lines back up with some sort of special hose to fit the larger cooler i know it sounds like i am going backwards but for my use i dont really need a gearbox oil cooler and i see the above been the easiest option any help will be greatly appreciated
thanks Kelvin

[disco_thrasher]

could i get some guidance on this thanks

[Hendrik]

The gearbox oil cooler are standard in all D2's manuals, the td5 defenders don't have one...well because they are a pov pack :wasntme:

you could just remove the inlet and outlet oil lines on the gear box and just block up the holes with welsh plugs...

[LandyAndy]

DONT DELETE THE COOLER!!!!
Remove/relocate it by all means,but replace it with an auto trans cooler mounted elsewhere.
They dont fit it to look pretty!!!!
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

The gearbox oil cooler are standard in all D2's manuals, the td5 defenders don't have one...well because they are a pov pack :wasntme:

you could just remove the inlet and outlet oil lines on the gear box and just block up the holes with welsh plugs...

I recall it being mentioned that the oil cooler on a D2 was part of the factory tow package.
I havent got to the bottom of it yet,our Defender runs 10 to 15degC cooler than the D2.Could be the D2 has a stuffed radiator,will find out when I fit the new radiator/waterpump/thermostat/ASE Intercooler.
Andrew

[rick130]

The gearbox oil cooler are standard in all D2's manuals, the td5 defenders don't have one...well because they are a pov pack :wasntme:

you could just remove the inlet and outlet oil lines on the gear box and just block up the holes with welsh plugs...


err, all Aus spec TD5 'fenders have a g/box oil cooler, it just doesn't have a real heat exchanger out front but a simple hard line that goes up beside the engine and returns.

[feraldisco]

The gearbox oil cooler are standard in all D2's manuals,

If this is the case, surely the aftermarket intercooler manufacturers would know this and either design the intercooler to fit around it or provide instructions on relocating the oil cooler?

[LandyAndy]

If this is the case, surely the aftermarket intercooler manufacturers would know this and either design the intercooler to fit around it or provide instructions on relocating the oil cooler?

I believe its a UK import cooler.No need for a manual trans cooler up there.
I looked at mine and thought the cheaper import wouldnt fit(too deep).Ordered the more expensive,but local built/designed Tombie/ASE intercooler.
Should be here any day:cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

[rick130]

I believe its a UK import cooler.No need for a manual trans cooler up there.
I looked at mine and thought the cheaper import wouldnt fit(too deep).Ordered the more expensive,but local built/designed Tombie/ASE intercooler.
Should be here any day:cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

Yep, the manual g/box coolers aren't fitted on UK/Europe delivered vehicles. The southern Europeans have a big whinge about this as they can get as hot in summer as we do :D

[strangy]

Now this is good info.
I was about to order the TD5 alive IC. This makes the $ difference between the TD5 alive and local ASE negligble (for me anyhow). I would have been rather upset to find things not fitting as expected. Looks like the ASE for me now too.

Cheers

[disco_thrasher]

thanks for all your input but it was not as a big a train smash as expected all i did was get 2 metal oblong shaped :D thingys with to holes driled into them and droped the oil cooler down 75 mm reconnected them and whalla all done made sure the hoses where all clear of any rubbing ect all good this exercise took me about 30min once i had worked out what was needed so time will tell if it all works ,as a safe gaurd for now i also took my engine temp gauge and ran it down to the gear box so i can monitor them temp of gear box just to make sure my plan has worked or incase it fails :( been meaning to do this for awhile now so all good

[Triplebbb]

First post! Hello everyone. I have a Allisport IC and am in a similar situation, i am going to have to relocate the oil cooler or D/C it altogether, I remember someone relocated the cooler in front of the AC condensor by buying lengthened flexible hoses, does anyone know the specs for the hose connections? Is the oil under pressure? Can I just connect the hoses together? I do not do any towing and have a bigger sump (Rocky mountain) fitted. Thanks in advance