gelf Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 just spent a large amount of money on a close fitting winch bumper, to replace the one on mine which sticks out into the next county... . anyway ive just removed my grill to have a look and just realized that because mine an auto, i have a rather large oil cooler which will be in the way. can anyone suggest what size after market oil cooler i need and where to put it?..... and does it need a good flow of air? .... if so perhaps mount it flat close to the bonnet and have a small bonnet scoop above it? all ideas welcome thanks in advance. graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Not the cheapest solution but a Laminova cooler would solve your packaging problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 any ideas on what dimensions i would need etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Is there any merit in just moving the one you have? We have just had to do this on my brothers rangie. He replaced the existing solid pipes with flexible ones, and we moved the cooler up to the top of the rad rather than the bottom. This left enough room to fit a lowline winch (ep9). If you were planning on fitting an 8274 or anoher highline winch, then it dosn't help much, but it's worth considering? Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 This is where I fitted the auto box cooler on my 90. It has a 9" pacet fan on the back and keeps the temp low enough even when heavy off roading. But if you can I'd do as suggested and raise the existing one to the top of the grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 i think your right and will move the existing one..........thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 You will need to get some flexible pipes made to replace the existing solid ones. We got them done to exactly the same length as the solids, and they are still too long as the flexy pipe takes a different route to the solid. I would probably be inclined to get them made a couple of inches shorter if I was to do it again, as it is a real pain trying to lose the length. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebill Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i think your right and will move the existing one..........thanks Hi, thats exactly what I did, 300 V8 Disco, cant exactly remember if I split it at a union or I cut the pipe and used a commpression fitting, but with a bit of careful measuring and a trip to my local hydraulic company got two flexy hydraulic pipes made to length and just lifted the existing cooler, cost about 80 quid for the pipes, been on a couple of years now and no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I got the push on pipe and fixing and made my own in-situ. Very easy and not a hint of any leaks. Bugger that's done it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 you can just about see the results on the bottom picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat69 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 just spent a large amount of money on a close fitting winch bumper, to replace the one on mine which sticks out into the next county... . Which bumper did you get? I've got a D44 Winch Bumper and steering guard on my Disco 300tdi auto AND aircon... fitted without problem and it is quite a close fit (compared to the other ones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 As Mark says ^^^^^^^ (Damn older brothers!! Always stealing the thunder!!!) I would make one alteration to the set up I had made! The connections at the cooler ends of the pipe were both done with 45 deg. unions. The other ends were both straight connectors. The one that fits to the top of the rad was a RPITA to fit and get clear of the alternator, so a 45 deg. joint there would help you along nicely. I got the pipes made up for £70 IIRC. They wanted 75 plus VAT, but turning up with the folding stuff works wonders with the blokes at my local hydraulic shop! One thing Mark did forget to mention is that once the cooler is at the top of the rad, you may have to find alternate locations for the horns. We turned mine round to mount on the outside of the radiator shroud and with a little bit of creative metal-work (read as bending) got them to mount OK. HTH Adrian PS....if you want some closer piccies, I can get some for you if you like..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Random notes: the cooler only runs around 1bar of pressure - if you find a cooler with push on fittings they are happy to be termintated using good quality jubilee clips without leaking, gates hose is a lot cheaper than hydro per metre. the pipe length doesnt seem to cause any probs, I used to run one trans rad at the front and a secondary at the back plumbed in series and that worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Random notes: the cooler only runs around 1bar of pressure - if you find a cooler with push on fittings they are happy to be termintated using good quality jubilee clips without leaking, gates hose is a lot cheaper than hydro per metre. the pipe length doesnt seem to cause any probs, I used to run one trans rad at the front and a secondary at the back plumbed in series and that worked well. Jez, I've been told simerlar things - ZF boxes don't tend to have problems with long oil lines although TF727's can suffer from air locks. The other advantage of long oil lines is it gives you extra oil volume and, with an auto, the more the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 So to save me pulling mine apart does anyone know the thread of these pipes so I can sort the leaking ones on the Range out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 No-one? BTW using Google (no joy) I did discover that when the TC locks up the fluid changes direction and goes up to 60-70psi, rest of the time aparrently it's around 1psi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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