Oil cooler feed options

[dewismotorsport]

Needing to fit the oil cooler and just wanted to know the best location to take the feed from?

Top finger or bottom finger (oil pressure sender)


I'd like to keep the oil pressure sensor but I'm sure I'll live without it if need be.

The return will go back into filter housing via the vx220 sandwich plate


I've tried to get hold of the relief valve thing but can't seem to find one anywhere


What's peoples thoughts?

 

[evocarlos]

you fit the feed pipe to the standard oil pressure switch location
then the oil pressure switch is moved to the ring of the oil cooler plate so you still keep the switch


no idea where to get the pressure relief thingy from

 

[Dave Gilbert]

id like 1 of them adapters so i can run a oil cooler(should have 1 really with a turbo fitted like it would standard on the net)

best keep n eye out for 1

 

[dewismotorsport]

Cheers of course! totally forgot that the sandwich plate has the pressure switch in so only a case of moving it and possibly extending the wires.

Should of looked back at my old pictures as I've got the pipe runs shown.



Found a vx220 breaker who had some but said they'd only sell it with the engine

 

[dewismotorsport]

id like 1 of them adapters so i can run a oil cooler(should have 1 really with a turbo fitted like it would standard on the net)

best keep n eye out for 1

Not cheap that cost £60

 

[evocarlos]

dewismotorsport
just remember the 2 pic you posted above are from a vx220 with an lsj engine so disregard the thermostat housing in the pic the pipe is plumbed in to

 

[dewismotorsport]

Cheers Carl I'd noticed that

 

[Dave Gilbert]

Yeh £60 is a bit much. Could you come of 1 of the 3 plugs on the back of the engine to a cooler, not sure where you could come back in unless you could go to 1 of the other 2 plugs on the back (not sure about it circulateing that way though).

Theres allways a way haha

 

[vocky]

the relief valve is not required on a saab engine, just leave the steel insert in place and blank off the saab oil cooler with a blanking plate.

All the relief valve does is block the oilway so that the oil is diverted to the oil cooler.

I have several of the oil cooler relief valves in my parts stash if you want one

 

[dewismotorsport]

the relief valve is not required on a saab engine, just leave the steel insert in place and blank off the saab oil cooler with a blanking plate.

All the relief valve does is block the oilway so that the oil is diverted to the oil cooler.

I have several of the oil cooler relief valves in my parts stash if you want one

Yes please mate if you have a spare, let me know how much you want (I'll pm you)

I'm still running a z22se engine so think I do need one in for it to work best.

 

[vocky]

you will need one in a z22se engine, PM replied

 

[dewismotorsport]

you will need one in a z22se engine, PM replied

Replied, really appreciate it mate cheers

 

[Marty64]

I have several of the oil cooler relief valves in my parts stash if you want one

Hi Vocky,
Does it remains you relief valve ? It's for my Z22SE engine rebuild, don't want to remove it from my VX220 engine !

 

[Dave Gilbert]

i know this is abit of an old thread but........ having a think, what about taking a feed pipe from the back of the block (like the oil feed to the turbo) to a cooler then back to where the oil pressure switch is at the bottom of the block? im just weighing up options on coolers and adapters

 

[dewismotorsport]

Only problem I see with that is having to run a pipe round the side of the block or under the sump

 

[Dave Gilbert]

Around the back isnt amassive deal as it can run behind the water pipe to the water pump/thermostat housing.

 

[Dave Gilbert]

I had a look again last night theres the 3 bolts on the front, i think go from the 1 closest to the filter loads of room there.