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Looking to put an engine oil cooler onto my 5L.
I am hoping some of you may be able to share your experiences with engine oil coolers, Pro's & Cons.
Thank you all in advance

Sorry no experience in oil cooling a Holden V8. But any oil cooler set up is going to be tricky and expensive particularly if you need to put a thermostat in there for an air cooled exchanger. Water cooled might get away without it. There’s plenty of oil filter adapters available to run oil to and from a cooler.

But just wondering if you know what the oil temperature is now? And is it a problem? It might be worth investing $30 in an oil sample to see if the oil temperature is causing any issues like oxidation. The easiest cheapest option might just be to reduce the oil change intervals. Or run a better oil? Another compromise might be to run a cooler coolant thermostat as oil temp is usually related to JW temp. Or is there an oil pressure issue when the oil is hot?

Hi Brindo, thanks for your reply. Oil temp gets to 125 degrees c when towing 2 tonne at 100km/h to 110km/h for more than 1.5 hours. Put the air cond on & she heads into the 130's..
Coolant temp sits at 95 to 103 degrees c under these conditions.
Biggest contributing factor is how close the exhaust sits under the engine sump. I have proven this with the fitment of a single length of exhaust wrap clamped in place.
I have decided to remove the exhaust system & get it ceramic coated.
I am pretty sure this will rectify the problem, & remove the need for me to consider an oil cooler any further.

That's definitely getting up there temp wise.

What is the rest of the towing setup?

Ceramic coating will definitely help, however a simple piece of aluminum sheet inbetween the heat source and object will work far better.

Putting the two together is even better.

-Enjoy
: )_~

Thanks for the replies Immortality & Gampy.
The rest of the towing set up is in an 80 Series Landcruiser. Std Toyota gearbox etc

There is minimal clearance between the sump & the exhaust. With a single layer of exhaust wrap fitted there is about 3 mm.
Mind you that one piece of wrap has made a big difference in controlling the temp.
No room to fit a piece of alloy as a heat shield.

Will try the ceramic coating & see what improvements it makes.

IF the ceramic coating does not do the job, I am also looking at directing air flow towards the filter & the sump. The bullbar does not provide a lot of air flow to these areas, so I am thinking of getting some brake air ducts & mounting into the bullbar & then using flexible ducting to control the flow to the right areas.