JTRATX
06-01-2010, 11:12 PM
1. Remove front bumper cover.
2. Pull off plastic cover off metal bumper, just pulls off, it’s a support for the front bumper cover.
3. Drain oil and remove oil filter.
4. You must grind away some of the oil pan to fit the sandwich adapter (see pic), I used a die grinder with a carbide bit, be very careful not to hit the area where the oil filter gasket sits.
5. Install sandwich adapter, it just screws on, very self explanatory. (See pic)
6. Install oil cooler in front of A/C condenser, you must slide the oil cooler from the bottom, pull out the plastic cover and slide oil cooler up from the bottom. (See pic) Also grind away some material for the cooler lines to run through from where the oil cooler is mounted (See same pic)
7. Fabricate some sort of bracket system and attach brackets to hood latch bolts. Remove one hood latch bolt at a time so you don’t screw up the hood latch alignment. I used 2 longer bolts for the hood latch so the threads went all the way into the bolt hole.
8. VERY IMPORTANT: after mounting and fabricating the bracket, make sure the hood closes and the hood release lever on the hood clears your new bracket.
9. Measure and cut lines to fit, route away from heat or moving parts, zip tie as needed.
10. I used ARP thread sealer on all fittings, I’ve always used this product and it works well.
11. Re fill car with 8 qts of new oil and add ½-1 qt extra. Check for leaks. I’m still playing around for the exact extra amount of oil. Just reference your dip stick, remember a lot of oil will be in the oil cooler when the car isn’t running.
12. Re assemble and enjoy your new oil cooler.
I live in TX and today it was 96 degrees and with the A/C running in traffic etc. my oil never went over 218 degrees. We’ll see how the oil temp does when I do my next HPDE.
Parts:
Canton oil adapter #22-549
Earls oil cooler#43410
3 -10 90 degree fittings
1 -10 45 degree fitting
10’ of -10 stainless flex hose
2 -10 to ½ NPT fitting
2 -10 o ring to -10 flare fitting
1 tube of ARP thread sealer
Total cost around $465
2. Pull off plastic cover off metal bumper, just pulls off, it’s a support for the front bumper cover.
3. Drain oil and remove oil filter.
4. You must grind away some of the oil pan to fit the sandwich adapter (see pic), I used a die grinder with a carbide bit, be very careful not to hit the area where the oil filter gasket sits.
5. Install sandwich adapter, it just screws on, very self explanatory. (See pic)
6. Install oil cooler in front of A/C condenser, you must slide the oil cooler from the bottom, pull out the plastic cover and slide oil cooler up from the bottom. (See pic) Also grind away some material for the cooler lines to run through from where the oil cooler is mounted (See same pic)
7. Fabricate some sort of bracket system and attach brackets to hood latch bolts. Remove one hood latch bolt at a time so you don’t screw up the hood latch alignment. I used 2 longer bolts for the hood latch so the threads went all the way into the bolt hole.
8. VERY IMPORTANT: after mounting and fabricating the bracket, make sure the hood closes and the hood release lever on the hood clears your new bracket.
9. Measure and cut lines to fit, route away from heat or moving parts, zip tie as needed.
10. I used ARP thread sealer on all fittings, I’ve always used this product and it works well.
11. Re fill car with 8 qts of new oil and add ½-1 qt extra. Check for leaks. I’m still playing around for the exact extra amount of oil. Just reference your dip stick, remember a lot of oil will be in the oil cooler when the car isn’t running.
12. Re assemble and enjoy your new oil cooler.
I live in TX and today it was 96 degrees and with the A/C running in traffic etc. my oil never went over 218 degrees. We’ll see how the oil temp does when I do my next HPDE.
Parts:
Canton oil adapter #22-549
Earls oil cooler#43410
3 -10 90 degree fittings
1 -10 45 degree fitting
10’ of -10 stainless flex hose
2 -10 to ½ NPT fitting
2 -10 o ring to -10 flare fitting
1 tube of ARP thread sealer
Total cost around $465