Oil cooler option
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Oil cooler option Ok i have 2 water pumps, i wanted to clean one up maybe polish the housing for the meziere 55HD electric. My T/A has the oil cooler option and the spare pump does not...is the oil cooler that much of a good thing to have? Keep the oil cooler or get rid of it? Thanks
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Lots of people choose to delete them to clean up the engine bay. I think the factory deleted them after 95 or so.
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I do use synthetic oil, it would clean up the engine bay some what. The oil temp would generally be at the same temp as the coolant...is that the idea? So if i remove it the water temp would be lower and the oil would be a little thicker for better pressure yes? I guess i would have to change some hoses out...shbox do u know what i would have to change or delete? Thanks
I do use synthetic oil, it would clean up the engine bay some what. The oil temp would generally be at the same temp as the coolant...is that the idea? So if i remove it the water temp would be lower and the oil would be a little thicker for better pressure yes? I guess i would have to change some hoses out...shbox do u know what i would have to change or delete? Thanks
This should be the adapter you need. If im wrong then it would be off by the part number. Mine looked like this. I think about 2ft of 5/16 radiator hose was all i needed to bridge the radiator to the water pump after taking the cooler off. Always get more hose then you need tho then trim it to size.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr-Gasket/720/1272/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr-Gasket/720/1272/10002/-1
Last edited by Blind898; Mar 26, 2012 at 12:55 PM.
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This should be the adapter you need. If im wrong then it would be off by the part number. Mine looked like this. I think about 2ft of 5/16 radiator hose was all i needed to bridge the radiator to the water pump after taking the cooler off. Always get more hose then you need tho then trim it to size.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr-Gasket/720/1272/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr-Gasket/720/1272/10002/-1
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Thanks for the replies guys...is there any real performance increase by keeping it? I would think the GM engineers had something performance or longevity related when they came up with it right? Maybe? No? Lol
