Oil cooler delete

[gritter99]

anybody ever do this? Dr lt1 detmined mine was leaking was thinkign about just deleting it. I found a pretty good write up here

http://www.z28.com/forum/engine-tech...er-delete.html

just wondering if any of you can verify it's ok to do

[98blackbeauty]

my 95 never had one, you can get bypass hose to conect radiator to water pump. Its formed to stay out of way

[JoeliusZ28]

i recommend getting rid of them also. they are not a cooler anyway, just a heat exchanger with the radiator. I deleted mine and did the white relief spring at the same time and noticed MUCH better oil pressure. (probably mostly the spring though).

they also have screens in them that can plug up and reduce oil pressure. keep in mind there are two types of factory "coolers." one is supposedly alright and the other is junk. there is plenty of information about it on camaroz28.com, if you want to ID the one you have.

if you are worried about oil temps, get a gauge and/or a real cooler kit from summit.

[Bad_Z28]

I deleted mine when i upgraded my oil pump. I have had no problems so far, and doubt i ever will. It was easy to do, and cleaned up under the hood a little bit. Corvette LT1's didn't have them, why should mine???

[Phantom409]

I also deleted Old Farts (Red's) when we did the stroker project.

[Kwazrollinz28]

Why delete it? i kept mine on both Builds.

[DETROITMUSCLE]

Why delete it? i kept mine on both Builds.

It doesn't cool the oil very efficiently and only gets clogged and hurts oil pressure.

[prorac1]

I deleted mine and put an old school oil filter adaptor on the block. And truth be known, if your trying to clean up the engine bay you can pull the nipple out of the waterpump and thread it and plug it and plug the radiator on the lower left where the hose runs to. The only reason that hose is theyre is to run to the oil cooler. opens up all sorts of room. Hope this helps, Eric L

[meissen]

That's excellent advice, Eric. We did the exact same thing but instead of threading the water pump (which no doubt would be the BEST way to do it), we bought caps from the local auto store that go over the waterpump's nipple and then use a hose clamp to hold it on.

[prorac1]

Thanks Brian, I just did that last weekend, while the wp was on the car. It was tight, but not to bad. Used an aeroquip aluminum plug as to keep similar metals. Always remember that dissimilar metals will corrode. What kind of cap did you use on the radiator? I just used a piece of hose with a pip plug clamped in it for now. I took the blower off and am just cleaning up for extra room. I eliminated the air pump, egr, oil cooler and than bypass hose, air tubes, replaced the hose from the tb to the pass valve cover with a filter from autozone. Just tidying stuff up. Hope this helps, Eric L

[JoeliusZ28]

when i deleted my cooler i just got a generic peice of radiator hose from autozone and connected the water pump to the radiator (the same way the oil cooler did). No problems.

[prorac1]

I did that initiacially as well. But further research told me that hose was not needed for anything else, so i deleted it for more room. Eric L

[JoeliusZ28]

Interesting, where did you find your caps then?

[prorac1]

I just used a piece of hose and a pipe plug and hose clamp on the radiator. Still looking for a suitable female cap for that one. On the waterpump I took a 1/2 inch tap and tapped it after removing the fitting, and used tfe paste and installed an aluminum aeroquip pipe plug. Clean, looks good, and clutter free. Did it all on the car. Let me know if you know of a suitable female plug. Eric L

[JoeliusZ28]

I just used a piece of hose and a pipe plug and hose clamp on the radiator. Still looking for a suitable female cap for that one. On the waterpump I took a 1/2 inch tap and tapped it after removing the fitting, and used tfe paste and installed an aluminum aeroquip pipe plug. Clean, looks good, and clutter free. Did it all on the car. Let me know if you know of a suitable female plug. Eric L

very cool thank you. itll probably be a while before i get around to doing that though.