[Kooshi3]

Hey everyone,

I recently was able to get my hands on a Dinan oil cooler set up which is a mod (oil cooler not specifically Dinan) that I’ve been wanting to do for sometime now, both to improve engine health/longevity and avoid limp mode when pushing the vehicle.

Before I go ahead and put in the oil cooler, I had a question about the use of a thermostat that lowers the temperature in which the oil cooler kicks in and at what temperature is the ideal engagement.

Do I just install the upgraded oil cooler and call it a day, or consider a thermostat that brings the oil temperature at which it is engaged lower? If so, what would be the ideal temperature to do this at 180? Or 210?

Setups that delete the thermostat engagement completely and delay the warming of the vehicle from the start are out of the question as this will put unnecessary wear on the motor if I don’t have the time to sit an extended period of time (more than I usually do) to allow the vehicle to warm up on that given day.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You In Advance

[Kooshi3]

Bump!

Any feedback from the community would be greatly appreciated

[335igasm]

Go with the 160* drop in thermostat. Back when I ran that thermostat, my oil temps hovered around 210-220 with stock cooler.

[Cabdriver]

I would run a lower temp thermo. I run one in my stock oil cooler and dont really have problems with oil temp anymore. Also running mhd's sport driving engine cooling logic.