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• Saab oil cooler installation by rabbitman on 17 Sep, 2011 13:34
• So I picked up a thermostatic sandwich plate, lines and oil cooler off of a saab a couple days ago and last night installed it.
  
  Easy install, perfect bolt on application. Of course you have to find somewhere to mount the cooler as it wasn't made for these cars but the sandwich was easy. Just have to unthread the stock oil filter fitting and use the one that came off of the saab.
  
  I haven't driven lots yet but I used to get pressures (no oil temp gauge) like 40psi cruising at 60mph (2500 rpm) now it was more like 50-55 psi.
  
  I'll update when I go on a longer drive and get more info.
  
  For $20 I was happy .
• #1 by damac on 21 Sep, 2011 02:58
• Is this something that is needed for a stock setup 1.6td??
  
  
• #2 by rabbitman on 21 Sep, 2011 14:07
• Quote from: damac on 21 Sep, 2011 02:58

  Is this something that is needed for a stock setup 1.6td??

  
  I don't have a oil temp gauge but I think this is way better than the stock oil cooler.
  
  This cooler is about 6X7x2 inches so it's pretty little, you could use the saab sandwich plate and hoses with a bigger cooler and it would be perfect.
• #3 by damac on 22 Sep, 2011 23:47
• What was the reason to install in the first place though?  At some point I assume cooling the oil is not doing the engine good?
  
  I was wondering if it would be good to run something like this on a well running higher mileage engine to baby it?
  
  What year/models can you find that piece on?
• #4 by nathan_b on 23 Sep, 2011 10:01
• Quote from: damac on 22 Sep, 2011 23:47

  What was the reason to install in the first place though?  At some point I assume cooling the oil is not doing the engine good?
  
  I was wondering if it would be good to run something like this on a well running higher mileage engine to baby it?
  
  What year/models can you find that piece on?
  

  
  that's why it has a thermostat, it can never hurt to have extra oil cooling capacity on tap.
• #5 by rabbitman on 23 Sep, 2011 18:51
• Quote from: damac on 22 Sep, 2011 23:47

  What was the reason to install in the first place though?  At some point I assume cooling the oil is not doing the engine good?
  
  I was wondering if it would be good to run something like this on a well running higher mileage engine to baby it?
  
  What year/models can you find that piece on?
  

  
  Kinda bugs me but I never thought to see what car it was, I know it had a turbo but I haven't got a clue as to the year. I'm sure I'll go back sometime so I can check then. I wanted a new o-ring for between the filter flange and the sandwich but couldn't look it up for lack of model info .