I rang a local landy fixer/salvage guy asking if he had any auto oil coolers for a 3.9 petrol Rangie. He said that he used to sell or fit the old type (bog brush/hedge hog/or whatever you know it has) but he stopped as they were prone to fail. He said he now fits new oil coolers instead and mentioned an eight row. As I need to replace mine on as small a budget as I can I evilbayed the said oil coolers and found these.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Oil-Cooler-235mm-wide-10-Row-1-2-BSP-Fitting_W0QQitemZ290425039438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item439eae6a4e
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Oil-Cooler-235mm-16-Row-3-4-BSP-fittings_W0QQitemZ290425039306QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item439eae69ca
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Oil-Cooler-235mm-25-Row-5-8-fittings_W0QQitemZ290425039857QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item439eae6bf1
Can anyone comment on just how big a cooler I will need? They have various models including 10, 13, 16, 19 and 25 rows.
The next thing is what size am I coupling too. My Rangie is a 1991 Vogue SE and it looks like the cooler has a male fitting on each end. Does anyone know the size of them as it would be a huge advantage to be able to order one with the correct fittings?
Next, I presume I mount it in front of the air con rad the same as the existing one. I can make brackets etc to fit it where it needs to go so that is not an issue.
Any help is much appreciated as the Rangie has turned into my daily drive for the time being and I need it sorting before it fails all together.
If you know any other things I need to consider then please let me know them also.
Regards
Mick