Hi All,

Need some help identifying the oil cooler lines, per the picture, does #2 goes to the oil filter and #1 to the front cover?

 

On post #81 of Howards thread on making dual oil coolers cheap wan put up a pretty good diagram of which oil lines go where.

Here is the link for the thread (if you'd like to read the entire thing) you got your picture from. https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ual+oil+cooler

And here is the diagram wan made:




If you do not have a secondary oil cooler than, yes, the oil line labeled as #1 in the picture would go to the front cover.

 

#2 is the inlet from the pump. #1 is the outlet to the driver side cooler.

You failed to mention it was the passenger side cooler.


Later

 

I did read the whole thread, the problem is that I am a FC guy, and unfortunately don't know the FD as I should

To me, the diagram is confussing (remeber, I am not a FD guy), as it shows the same port on the cooler as an inlent and outlet. The way I see it, if both coolers are from the driver's side, and if #4 is an inlet, then #1 should be an outlet.

I don't know, I'm lost


I thought Howard used a driver's cooler on the right side (damn, I don't know the FD at all). On any case, by what you are saying, the thick/wide port (or the outside port) on the cooler is the inlet; regardless if its the driver or passenger cooler. Correct?

 

KNONFS--- i feel you.......i am an FC guy my self and some times i don't even ask questions on the FD threads not to get pounced on...haha good thread tho cuz i was trying to figure out the FD oil system my self.

 

Think about it - What quality answer would you like ? Of course you would want an accurate, understandable, workable answer. Well to obtain that you need to ask an accurate, detailed, understandable question. If you include pictures, then explain them in detail.

You call it "getting pounced on" - I call it an observation for future posts in obtaining the answer you want. Besides the mind reader has not been invented just yet. It's coming though...



Later

 

Damn was my question that bad? I am sure there is room for grammar and vocabulary improvement So my question wasn't accurate, detailed, and understandable?

Maybe not accurate, cause I am still not sure if the cooler on the pic is an inverted driver side cooler, or a true passenger side cooler. However to be honest, I get the feeling that you are kind of lost too, as I got that pic from Howrd's thread, and he talks about using driver side cooler on the passenger side. See the confusion?

The question is simple, is port #1 on the attached picture an inlet or outlet?

 

"The question is simple, is port #1 on the attached picture an inlet or outlet?"


Your answer is simple and was given to you yesterday and the above was in response to Mobeoner, not particularily you.


Later

 

I think you're just nuking it (over thinking the situation) bro

If I understand you correctly, you are asking if the second (passenger side) oil cooler would be flipped around since it's on the other side of the car (kinda like how writing is flipped backwards when held next to a mirror). As I understand it this is not the case. Just imagine that you picked up the first oil cooler from the drivers side, unbolted it from the car, and walked it over to the passenger side, then bolted it in on that side without changing ANYTHING about it. The only thing which would change to reflect, and exactly mirror, the driver side oil cooler would be the angle of the mounting bracket.


Does that make sense/clarify things for you a little bit? (I'm not trying to come of as condescending or anything, that's an honest question)


*edit* Upon further investigation, wan's diagram does show the oil cooler's being flipped around to be a perfect mirror reflection of each other (inside ports receive the "new" oil, outside ports passing along the cooler oil). Frankly I can't see it making too much of a difference unless it's just a means to keep the lines from crossing each other on the second cooler. If there is a designated inlet port, and a designated outlet port in the cooler than it will be a significant issue, if there isn't, than it shouldn't matter..

Would anybody like to further clarify?

 

I absolutely agree!

Yes kind of, I was assuming that the cooler had a specific inlet and outlet, regardles of which side we were talking about.

Yes, the only problem is that I don't have a FD, so I don't have anything to go by; I can't look at the driver side and look at the hoses and figure things out.

Thanks for the honest help. I agree with you, it shouldn't make much of a difference.

 

pounced