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Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:41 pm

I need to put a oil cooler on my baja and need suggestions on mounting locations. The engine is a stock 1600DP with a 34 PICT3 carb with the fiberglass engine hood. Don't wan't to mount it in the cab. Show me your pictures of how you have done yours! I need ideas before I burn up my car. Thanks.

My engine looks like this with the cover removed.

Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:13 pm

some old pics when I installed a cooler. this is full flow w/ a thermostat in line.

Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:37 pm

thats not bad 2gr8dgs.

just put some 90 deg. fittings on the oil cooler lines to tidy it up a bit. :wink:

Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:48 pm

I agree. I actually dont run an aux cooler any more. I know barbed fittings with hose clamps aren't ideal, but I never had a prob with them.

Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:54 pm

I used to have mine mounted on the roof then I relocated it to the fiberglass engine cover section. I also use barbed fitings and hose clamps and have never had a problem.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:49 am

this is from WAY back lol

oil coolers on the far right of the fire wall under the rear brake light and oil filter is on the far left under the light you can barly see em so open your :shock:

or

Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:42 am

I would really like to not mount the cooler on the roof. Any pictures of coolers mounted to the rear bumper? The cooler I want has the fan so I don't think I have the room to mount it on the firewall between the engine. Thanks and keep the ideas coming.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:13 am

Jeff Hibbard has a section on oil coolers in his Baja Bugs book with recommendations.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:18 am

So your motor is okay? I thought you had really bad noises coming out of it on the way home from the SoCal Bajas meeting? Knowing you it has already been rebuilt and installed, and just needing an oil cooler now! :lol: 8)

Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:13 am

here is where I mounted mine

Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:48 am

hey Bob.
do you have room inside the rear bumper ?

Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:32 pm

Skidmark wrote: So your motor is okay? I thought you had really bad noises coming out of it on the way home from the SoCal Bajas meeting? Knowing you it has already been rebuilt and installed, and just needing an oil cooler now! :lol: 8)

I don't know if the motor is OK yet. It seems to be running fine today but I did not get it really hot. I will pull it next weekend because it was too damn hot this weekend. I figure if I am going to pull the engine and it looks OK I might as well put on one of those in-out pumps and install a cooler with a fan. If the motor is shot I will have to go with another plan.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:34 pm

QRP wrote: hey Bob.
do you have room inside the rear bumper ?

I don't have much room inside the rear pumper so I am thinking about creating some mounts so that it is connected to the bumper but sits about the same height as my air cleaner.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:08 pm

ask mike adams to send you a pic of his. Its pretty cool.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:10 pm

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/404668.jpg

Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:34 pm

If your cooler is not too big you can mount it on the fiberglass engine cover, That is if you are going to install the engine cover.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:49 pm

I'm thinkin about installing one. It looks like there may be enough room above the transmission driver side but i haven't actually mocked it up yet. Any body put it there?

Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:52 pm

dirtkeeper wrote: I'm thinkin about installing one. It looks like there may be enough room above the transmission driver side but i haven't actually mocked it up yet. Any body put it there?

That might not be an ideal spot to mount it, It should be out in the open where it is exposed to the most amount of airflow possible.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:57 pm

My cooler is above the transmission just below the rear package tray, the only time i have an issue is in really hot weather, above 100 and i run it hard. The oil temp will climb to 225 and the pressure gets low at idle. Otherwise i have no problems. I do have a stock doghouse cooler also.

Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:45 pm

baja5 wrote: My cooler is above the transmission just below the rear package tray, the only time i have an issue is in really hot weather, above 100 and i run it hard. The oil temp will climb to 225 and the pressure gets low at idle. Otherwise i have no problems. I do have a stock doghouse cooler also.

is that with a fan?

If the cooler is mounted to have unrestricted air for the fan to suck... or is it blow? then does it matter if its exposed to air flow?

When its exposed outside the car it gets more air flow but it would seem to get more direct sunlight which seems like it would heat the metals and hoses make cooling more difficult than if installed out of the direct sunlight.