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ozscott
10th October 2016, 03:23 PM
From the late 80's Rover V8's have had engine oil coolers. My 95 D1 has a seperate engine oil (radiator style) cooler as does my 01/02 complianced D2 (one of the last D2's). I have seen several D2a's now that do not have the oil coolers...

What gives?

Was it penny pinching during the last days of Disco 2 when D3 was about to hit the production run? If all D2a's do not have the oil cooler that is a problem especially for those that tow heavy loads.

Cheers
CraigE
11th October 2016, 04:55 AM
Are you sure you are talking about engine oil coolers, not transmission oil coolers? I have had a 84RRC, 97tdi D1, 2000 D2V8, 2001 D2V8 and 2000 TD5 Defender and none have had engine oil coolers as standard like you describe. The TD5 does have a smaller type cooler on the side of the engine, but that is it AFAIK.
I would hazard a guess it has been modded if it has one.
Most Australian models had Trans coolers of some sort for the hotter climate.
Will check the Rave manual when I get home, but dont recall seeing engine oil coolers in that anywhere either.
Cheers
Craig
ozscott
11th October 2016, 06:43 AM
My D1 and D2 both have trans oil coolers and engine oil coolers. D2 is manual transmission. My D2 is factory standard and I have owned since new. I know well a guy that wrecks them and fits low kilometre motors and he has noticed the same thing. Cheers
ozscott
11th October 2016, 06:52 AM
So they cut off at a certain VIN per Rave

115129
ozscott
11th October 2016, 06:56 AM
What it looks like from Rave
115130
101RRS
11th October 2016, 01:10 PM
My 101 certainly has an engine oil cooler, both my 3.9 D1s had engine oil coolers and the D2 4.0 engine I have came from a vehicle from a D2 with and engine oil cooler.

I am not sure they do much but they have/had them.

Garry
timdo1
11th October 2016, 07:11 PM
My V8 manual had a transmission cooler and an oil cooler I'm sure.

The td5 doesnt.
CraigE
11th October 2016, 08:20 PM
I have to apologize, my sons does actually have both. I thought it was one unit but when doing some work today have found that it does infact have 2 engine and transmission.
Cheers
Craig

From the late 80's Rover V8's have had engine oil coolers. My 95 D1 has a seperate engine oil (radiator style) cooler as does my 01/02 complianced D2 (one of the last D2's). I have seen several D2a's now that do not have the oil coolers...

What gives?

Was it penny pinching during the last days of Disco 2 when D3 was about to hit the production run? If all D2a's do not have the oil cooler that is a problem especially for those that tow heavy loads.

Cheers
ozscott
11th October 2016, 08:41 PM
No worries mate. Yes it's interesting and probably penny pinching that they dropped it. Cheers