another cooler explosion

1slow370 · 04-06-2010, 02:07 PM

well i officially got 5 hours out of my oil cooler before a line started spewing oil out by the fiting. go to work in a bit so over the next few days i'll take it all apart and take lots of photos and figure out whether i installed it wrong or if it was a bad hose. I'm out 70 bucks in redline oil and 75 plus tax for the tow. I'll figure out what happened first before i got to in depth. Oil light came on with about 2 some quarts of oil left.

m4a1mustang · 04-06-2010, 02:08 PM

Well ****. What kind of lines and fittings were you using?

Vegitto-kun · 04-06-2010, 02:14 PM

These kinds of posts really make me scared to get a oil cooler

ZKindaGuy · 04-06-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

These kinds of posts really make me scared to get a oil cooler

There really is no need to have one if you don't race the car on a course.

Minicobra1 · 04-07-2010, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ZKindaGuy

There really is no need to have one if you don't race the car on a course.

My car regularly sees 240-250 on a hot day (normal grandma driving) I start to notice the cars throttle response decreasing right when it hits about 220, it really feels sluggish and like it has lost power compared to when its running 160-180 when first driving off after a few minutes of warm up.
I definitely think this car needs a cooler, at least my car, I could never drive spiritedly during the summer without one. It sucks.

370Zsteve · 04-07-2010, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

My car regularly sees 240-250 on a hot day (normal grandma driving) I start to notice the cars throttle response decreasing right when it hits about 220, it really feels sluggish and like it has lost power compared to when its running 160-180 when first driving off after a few minutes of warm up.
I definitely think this car needs a cooler, at least my car, I could never drive spiritedly during the summer without one. It sucks.

Wow, Cobra, those temps are really high. I have never seen north of 230 even when I'm on it, but then again haven't driven it when temps were above 70F

Minicobra1 · 04-08-2010, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

Wow, Cobra, those temps are really high. I have never seen north of 230 even when I'm on it, but then again haven't driven it when temps were above 70F

Yeah, tell me about it, I was upset, it was 88-89 degrees outside temp and stop and go traffic, not revving past 4500 got me to 240/250

wavehogger · 05-08-2010, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

My car regularly sees 240-250 on a hot day (normal grandma driving) I start to notice the cars throttle response decreasing right when it hits about 220, it really feels sluggish and like it has lost power compared to when its running 160-180 when first driving off after a few minutes of warm up.
I definitely think this car needs a cooler, at least my car, I could never drive spiritedly during the summer without one. It sucks.

I second that statement! It needs a cooler to run at 100% performance. The ECU starts cutting power well before the 260 rev limiter kicks in.

Modshack · 05-08-2010, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wavehogger

The ECU starts cutting power well before the 260 rev limiter kicks in.

That's got nothing to do with your oil temps

Zsteve · 04-07-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ZKindaGuy

There really is no need to have one if you don't race the car on a course.

Im gonna have to disagree here,like I said only 70 degrees out and Im seeing 220 easy with just some quick pickups here and there. From what I can tell if you dont shift and keep you rpms below 3K you will see high temps. As it will get another 30+ degrees here I can only imagine what a spirited drive might give you temp wise, and since we dont really know what temp will start to cause the oil to F up, Im getting a small one to help keep them down. $240 dollars for everything.

CrownR426 · 04-07-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

These kinds of posts really make me scared to get a oil cooler

Not at all, if you can't do it just take it to a shop and they'll do a great job.

Our z's need these asap. Should be one of the first mods done.

djpathfinder · 04-07-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownR426

Not at all, if you can't do it just take it to a shop and they'll do a great job.

Our z's need these asap. Should be one of the first mods done.

Did the 350z have the same problem?

LiquidZ · 04-06-2010, 02:15 PM

Judging by your sig, looks like another GTM cooler failure. GTM cited that hose modification was the culprit. Did you modify the hoses?

Nikon FM · 04-06-2010, 02:22 PM

How much slack was in your lines? My current thought is that with my first install I clamped the hoses too tight and vibration related fatigue caused the hose-to-fitting area to leak. I recall a few posts mentioning this as well.

Mike · 04-06-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

How much slack was in your lines? My current thought is that with my first install I clamped the hoses too tight and vibration related fatigue caused the hose-to-fitting area to leak. I recall a few posts mentioning this as well.

Yea, I have been thinking about replacing a portion of the hoses with hard line instead.

04-06-2010, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7251	another cooler explosion well i officially got 5 hours out of my oil cooler before a line started spewing oil out by the fiting. go to work in a bit so over the next few days i'll take it all apart and take lots of photos and figure out whether i installed it wrong or if it was a bad hose. I'm out 70 bucks in redline oil and 75 plus tax for the tow. I'll figure out what happened first before i got to in depth. Oil light came on with about 2 some quarts of oil left. __________________ ANSWER PRICE LIST Answers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $0.75 Answers (requiring thought) - - - - $1.25 Answers (correct) - - - - - - - - - - $12.50

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LiquidZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,940 Drives: Mag. Black 2009 370Z Rep Power: 705	Judging by your sig, looks like another GTM cooler failure. GTM cited that hose modification was the culprit. Did you modify the hoses? __________________

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Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 607	How much slack was in your lines? My current thought is that with my first install I clamped the hoses too tight and vibration related fatigue caused the hose-to-fitting area to leak. I recall a few posts mentioning this as well. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

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