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Dec 26, 2002

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Cheapie Oil Cooler Idea...

Taken from Sport Compact Car: Hybrid How-To: 2002 Civic Si:

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[hr]Higher output means more heat rejection. The RSX has a coolant-to-oil heat exchanger plumbed in at the base of the oil filter to help offset the increased heat load.[hr]

We'de need parts 10, 11, and 14. Plus we'de need to hook it up to the coolant lines. All three parts from Acura Automotive Parts cost about $120, but if you could get it at a junkyard then you'de have a nice little oil cooler.

Dec 26, 2002

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Keep up the good work Grey

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That's neat [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

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Grey, your the man. That looks intresting. I wonder how hard it would be to run the coolent down to the exchanger. Other than that, It seems pretty straight foward.

good job

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Why not bypass the coolant line running to the throttle body
and use that? Might work, right?

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[hr]Originally posted by: CarbonFiberSi
Why not bypass the coolant line running to the throttle body
and use that? Might work, right?[hr]

I think so, although I'm not sure if the hoses are the same diameter? Probably not. Smaller on the TB and larger on the oil cooler.

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looks cool

but wouldnt the stock filter location not have enough room for that cooler thing, since it makes the filter stick out more??

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Depends on the filter you use I guess, but there's plenty of room there. All of the filters for our cars should fit. Well, maybe that HAMP filter could have problems...