2002tii Engine Oil Cooler

[torquewrench80]

What's the general consensus? Worthwhile or waste of money? Fresh engine overhaul. Schrick 292, custom pistons 10.5:1 ratio, strictly for the street and too much traffic to really drive fast. Doubtful that it will ever get a thorough flogging for any length of time. Would like to add an Accusump though, that I believe is worth it.

[jimk]

Install an oil temperature gauge first and if the temperature is not over 210F, the cooler isn't needed.  Too cold oil loads up with water.  It takes at least 170F to get rid of the water.

Edited May 31, 2017 by jimk

[zinz]

+1 with jimK's take on it...

 

[williamggruff]

Accusump is overkill for a street car. We've run over twenty 24-hour endurance races in a tii without an oil cooler or Accusump. If your cooling system is up to snuff, you're good to go. An oil cooler is one piece of road debris from being an oil sprayer. An Accusump requires frequent maintenance and attention. It's very useful in a racecar, but a racecar receives maintenance and attention each time it goes on the track. That's a nuisance that will soon be ignored on a street car, or it will likely become a reason not to drive your 2002. Been there, done that, strongly recommend against it. 

[TobyB]

Step 1- yuppers, temp gauge.  And I'd say 230 is the upper limit, even for dino oil.  260 for proper synthetic.  Or whatever your oil manufacturer recommends, of course.

 

Step 2- oil pressure gauge.  If you're losing pressure in turn 2, an Accusump will be able to help with that.   Otherwise, agreed with William, it's complexity without (much) benefit.

 

All those ads about 'startup wear' are misleading-

it's really 'cold wear'.  The bearings in an internal combustion engine

are designed to hold plenty of oil for getting the oil wedge started when

you start the engine.  A sump sure won't hurt- but it won't pre- lube the

cylinder walls...  unless, of course, you have squirters!   Which you don't.  I bet.

 

Accusump is ok for what it is- I'm not sure what maintenance it takes,

I've only run 2 or 3 for the last 15 years- 

 but it DOES introduce a lot of variables into checking your oil level!

I ran one on a track rat daily driver, and the only problems I had

involved the oil pump pressure relief valve on the pump jamming when cold,

but the valve on the Accusump functioning as designed...

Do spring for the electrical valve- it's also a return fill restrictor, so that when

your oil pump catches oil at the EXIT of turn 8, most of the flow goes

back to the engine, NOT towards the sump.  

 

things I've found,

 

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[inkatouring]

There is absolutely no rational reason for an oil cooler in a relatively stock street tii like yours.  That said, it looks really cool and I've installed one on virtually every '02 I modded. 

[torquewrench80]

Okay, I guess I'll be adding an oil temp gauge at the very least. Thanks guys.

[Adamha]

More importantly, how is your Tii running with this setup? Still running the stock pump? I had my stock radiator recored and my Tii ran and the perfect temp.

[torquewrench80]

18 minutes ago, Adamha said:

More importantly, how is your Tii running with this setup? Still running the stock pump? I had my stock radiator recored and my Tii ran and the perfect temp.

 

It will be awhile before it's running. Beginning a resto on it now, starting with eliminating rust. After that, complete suspension overhaul & steering, then reinstall engine and trans, refurbish interior, overhaul brakes, get her running. I ordered an aluminum radiator from Ireland Engineering.

 

see my tii here.

[rover1]

if you drive in stop and go traffic on the 405 in the summertime its a good idea

[chargin]

I was given one as a gift from GodSpeed