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3rd thing broken on Cosmo POS :) anyone see a trend here?

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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 03:19 PM
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3rd thing broken on Cosmo POS :) anyone see a trend here?

The oil cooler fan decided it didnt want to work anymore... Well it was used fan anyways, time to replace it...
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 04:54 PM
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You put a fan on the oil cooler ?? ****, what is it, a mazda oil cooler, or some other mfg.?? What kind of temps is the engine bay seeing ?? crazy, mad hot ,,
lol,, enough to have to vent the hood.. when you pop the hood at operating temp, is it like heat flash ?? can't touch anything with a bare hand?? just wondering.
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 07:43 PM
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Originally posted by mark perez
You put a fan on the oil cooler ?? ****, what is it, a mazda oil cooler, or some other mfg.?? What kind of temps is the engine bay seeing ?? crazy, mad hot ,,
lol,, enough to have to vent the hood.. when you pop the hood at operating temp, is it like heat flash ?? can't touch anything with a bare hand?? just wondering.
He's got a aftermarket cooler mounted under the header panel inbetween the headlights so thats why he needs a fan, no airflow when he's moving YO....




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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 08:25 PM
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He's got a aftermarket cooler mounted under the header panel inbetween the headlights so thats why he needs a fan, no airflow when he's moving YO....




Plus its turbo, and turbo likes to cook the oil nicely

All fixed now, im glad I thought about accessibilty when I did all this
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 08:27 PM
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Mike, how did you notice the fan wasn't on?
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Mike, how did you notice the fan wasn't on?
Well I know the pitch of the fans when I start the car, if its hot that is.. I have been doing this drive 10 miles or so, pop hood, look for ****.

I mean man Im really paranoid, the smallest click, pop, anything and im like wtf was that stop pop hood...
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