OIL COOLER
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Im changing my OIL COOLER 10 ROW.
Should i get another 10 row, http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=34101

or go with the 13 ROW http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=34885 for my Standard turbo.

And is the width and lengh the same size. of course the hights not .. thanks :)

that is one impossible to answer question, without knowing you oil temperature...

Well i had a 10 row one on mu mini. but was wandering if to put a 13 row. wouldnt it make it run bit cooler ? or just stick with the 10 which is the same one i had ? im not that clued up about it. thanks :)

Only way to tell is measure the temp of the oil as has been suggested. Oil can be too cold as well as too hot.

As above, if it was running too hot with the 10 row, get a larger one, unlikely though tbh.

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Temps were good. do you think i should get a new 10 row, or keep my old 10 row ? as someone said get a new one, as its been on there for 7 years.. or he talking billy bull lol
Thanks lads..

just give it a few waches out with some petrol.

if its in good condition and doesnt leak then i would keep it!

just flush it out well before you fir it.

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

i wouldnt worry if its undamaged and working!

As long as the oil going through it has seen regular changes it will be fine.

On my miglia there is only a 9 row cooler and i've kept that for my turbo.

You should change it if you have had an engine failure,as they collect bits of metal that no amount of washing out will remove.So always change it as a matter of cause when you rebuild an engine

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i was going to get a secondhand one of ebay but i think ill just get a shiney new one! then i know whats happened to it in its life!

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

Im not rebuilding it. so i guess ill be ok :) just cleaning the engine, repainting. new bit and bobs, water pump, new cam belt, seals etc etc :) so when finished, should look all new :)expensive hobbie though. but well worth it. as i say, live your life as you like it. :) and i like me minis. as well as women's of course when there not moaning about working on your mini.
She said to me the other day, you spend more time playing with your mini then you do mine lol

so for running in could i do without an oil cooler?
so i can check the temps and decide if i need one or not

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Yup, do without defo for running in. you'll never get the oil up to temp going steady.

Dont buy second hand coolers... Who knows whats gone through them and is about to go into your engine. Ok so a good flush "should" be ok but they arent that expensive.

it all is down to how you drive weather you need one or not, i do sprint type driving and not flat out for any time driving, so i don't need or run an oil cooler.

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