Oil Cooler Add-on for 4.6 engine???
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Oil Cooler Add-on for 4.6 engine???
Hi all,
I want to add an oil cooler to my 2003 4.6 engine. Has anyone done this before? I am thinking i can just by the lines and cooler for a 1999 and up 4.0 engine and it should bolt right on.
Oil lines from BP UT:
Part Number
ESR4627
$84
Land Rover
engine ->cooler, RH
PBP101100
$65
Land Rover
cooler-> engine, LH
And then I will get a used oil cooler that was on a 99 and up.
Anyone see any 'con' to doing this? Not sure why they deleted it on the 4.6 but i dont see how it could hurt especially since i tow somewhat regularly in the summer.
Think it will effect my oil pressure?
I want to add an oil cooler to my 2003 4.6 engine. Has anyone done this before? I am thinking i can just by the lines and cooler for a 1999 and up 4.0 engine and it should bolt right on.
Oil lines from BP UT:
Part Number
ESR4627
$84
Land Rover
engine ->cooler, RH
PBP101100
$65
Land Rover
cooler-> engine, LH
And then I will get a used oil cooler that was on a 99 and up.
Anyone see any 'con' to doing this? Not sure why they deleted it on the 4.6 but i dont see how it could hurt especially since i tow somewhat regularly in the summer.
Think it will effect my oil pressure?
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I am 95% sure the oil cooler lines connect right above the oil filter and is the same on both the 4.0 and 4.6. Some people that have added an oil pressure sensor on the 4.6 have utilized these ports.
The oil pressure drop was an after thought and i maybe over thinking it but I know its going to create some sort of loss. Just like in any piping system, the pipe alone creates a pressure loss, bends, filters or anything that re-directs flow will create even more of a loss... if these things didnt puke out oil pump parts i wouldnt even had thought about it...
I need to get a 4.0 and 4.6 side by side and see where the cooler goes and how the lines ran...that is more of my concern as far as install...where the cooler is mounted and how the piping is routed... with some of the body changes 2003 i dont know if they changed any of the mounting points or made it so you cant route the lines.
I was hoping someone out there had tried this before... hate being the test rat...
The oil pressure drop was an after thought and i maybe over thinking it but I know its going to create some sort of loss. Just like in any piping system, the pipe alone creates a pressure loss, bends, filters or anything that re-directs flow will create even more of a loss... if these things didnt puke out oil pump parts i wouldnt even had thought about it...
I need to get a 4.0 and 4.6 side by side and see where the cooler goes and how the lines ran...that is more of my concern as far as install...where the cooler is mounted and how the piping is routed... with some of the body changes 2003 i dont know if they changed any of the mounting points or made it so you cant route the lines.
I was hoping someone out there had tried this before... hate being the test rat...
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Did the 4.0 come with a thermostatic valve?
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I have the sandwich plate already installed with an oil temp and pressure gauge. There are still 2 additional ports i can utilize on the sandwich plate or use the stock ones located above.
Does anyone know if the oil cooler on the 4.0 has a thermostatic valve that keeps the oil from circulating through the cooler until it reaches a certain temp? A lot of the universal kits come with a sandwich plate with a thermostatic valve which would have been nice but i already have a sandwich plate on there....
My concern would be in the winter time during start-up..
Does anyone know if the oil cooler on the 4.0 has a thermostatic valve that keeps the oil from circulating through the cooler until it reaches a certain temp? A lot of the universal kits come with a sandwich plate with a thermostatic valve which would have been nice but i already have a sandwich plate on there....
My concern would be in the winter time during start-up..
Last edited by nychaze; 06-26-2012 at 09:16 AM.