Thread: 3.9V8 oil cooler lines

Originally Posted by r.over

Whether you need high pressure fittings will depend on how restrictive the cooler is. The more restrictive the more pressure will build up behind it and the better the hose connections would be. Due to how thin ATF fluid is, you may find that an ATF cooler will be reasonably restrictive when attempting to pump engine oil through it. Also many of the aftermarket ones are reasonably restrictive.

Restrictive ones may tend to cool better but oil under pressure generates heat.

If its building up more pressure than the pump relief its to small for the purpose

Have to see what I can turn up, though the P38 one sounds like it would be a good option. Hopefully the factory has done all of the hard thinking behind it for me.

Try Andy (Son_of_Bundaline), that is who I got my P38 cooler from. He usually has something around.

Oh well.... thats who I've been buying most of my bits off. I guess you've got the one off the P38 that Andy has just stripped then. No rush though

Hey slunnie, just use a disco auto trans cooler. You can still use your existing pipes for the engine to radiator setup, just cut them in half and extend them with good quality fuel line and double hose clamps. The fittings that go into the radiator, and the fittings that go into a disco ATF cooler are the same.

Either that or re-locate your radiator rearward like that other blue landie ute.......

Andy

Originally Posted by walker

Simon,
I just bought a P38 oil cooler which I have mounted up high in ront of the radiator. I still have to find a sandwich adaptor so I can hook them into the engine.

If you dont want to use a cooler then I will happily take the adaptor you have off your hands.

Also, on the topic of oil coolers (sorry to steal you thread) on the P38 auto oil cooler, there is a couple of wires from a sensor on the side.
Was this just a temp sensor?
I am going to be using the auto cooler as an engine cooler and I just hoped it wasn't some king of thermostat shut off or the like.

Earls have these I think. As the oil filter pattern is a Z9 (Ford) they should be fairly well available. Try Rocket Industries also.

Andrew

Originally Posted by LOVEMYRANGIE

Try Rocket Industries also.

Andrew

Do they put you on hold for half a fugging hour everytime you call??

Even the blokes at my local Bursons were whinging about them the other day, I want use them

Originally Posted by rovercare

Do they put you on hold for half a fugging hour everytime you call??

Even the blokes at my local Bursons were whinging about them the other day, I want use them

I very rarely have to ring them. Best way is to look on their website, find the part number you want and ring someone else!! Think it depends on who you get at the time too