Oil Cooler: Does yours cause a whine? I have a fix!

flashburn · 11-30-2010, 08:29 AM

So I noticed a few other people here talk about a whine that started after installing an oil cooler. I talked to Dustin@Z1 about it, and he said that they have seen this occasionally and thought it was a resonance from the oil flowing through the line and that line touching the frame of the car. This noise was really bugging me, since it was pretty loud and I could reproduce it all the time, usually any time above 3500 RPM's.

So I went to my local hardware store, and bought some thick rubber hosing, I think it was the kind you would use for a water heater. I took off my bumper and the various pieces where the lines are being run, and I had 3 spots where the lines were against the frame. It took a bit of time to wrap the line with the hosing, since it was so thick and the spots are tight, but I managed to get them all.

After some extensive driving and hitting various speeds, rpm's, and gears, I can say it is about 90% gone. Only time I can still hear it a little is in a very specific RPM range in a specific gear (I think it is 2nd @ 4500 or so). Other than that the sound is completely gone.

Not a bad fix for about $8 worth of hosing. Just thought I'd pass this along in case it was bugging anyone else as much as it was bothering me.

daisuke149 · 11-30-2010, 09:44 AM

Awesome. I get that sound. Gonna hafta do this

flashburn · 11-30-2010, 09:48 AM

You also might want to make sure the lines aren't resting against the intakes too tightly, not sure if that could also cause the sound, but it might.

daisuke149 · 11-30-2010, 10:09 AM

gracias. will do.

nabenson · 05-24-2011, 01:01 PM

Has anyone else tried this fix? I recently had a modified Nismo kit installed (swapped out for a Mocal plate) and it whines rather loudly. The shop modified the routing of the lines a bit because they didn't like having them so low and it is making a fairly loud whine now. Idling you can't hear it, but it starts immediately off-idle and you can hear it until the intake noise drowns it out.

It's really pretty annoying. If this has worked for others than I might have to give it a try.

DOOMMONKEY777 · 05-26-2011, 01:07 AM

Great idea but i think in a few thousand miles it might tear on corners or anything sharp its rubs on, id suggest warping it in some electric tape on those spots for extra protection

+1 rep 4 the idea

flashburn · 05-26-2011, 10:02 AM

I'll check my lines the next time I do an oil change. I do still notice the whine, it's just not as prominent.

seande · 05-26-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashburn

I'll check my lines the next time I do an oil change. I do still notice the whine, it's just not as prominent.

I've also had this whine since installing an oil cooler. I was losing my mind trying to figure out where it was coming from...

Thanks for the tip!!

Baer383 · 05-26-2011, 09:48 PM

I already did this when I installed mine from the get go.

advan37 · 08-03-2011, 01:50 AM

Thanks i should try this also.

V8Killer · 08-08-2011, 01:31 PM

Does anyone who has a stillen oil cooler experience this problem and if so have they done this fix?

alejo · 12-24-2011, 03:07 PM

This is so weird I just got mine done yesterday and now I notice it a lot. So this is strictly noise but nothing bad? It sounds like it the oil pump making the noise but what do I know.

ZForce · 01-11-2012, 11:13 AM

Spoke to Spencer @ Z1, he said to wrap the lines where they touch the frame with heater hose and electrical tape. Could only find 3/4 inner diameter heater hose. Wrapped the front across the crash bar and where the hose slips in between the frame where the 1" white spacer (included in the kit). No whine noise at any speeds. Thanks Spencer!! Thanks OP, I just saw this thread today. Btw> I had purchased the protective line wrapping from Z1 ($30) when I ordered the kit. Highly recommended.

50 plus · 08-14-2012, 08:09 PM

Just got thru installing the Z1 25 row cooler w/o the covering...I just used heater hose everywhere the lines came in contact with the frame and teflon wrap where lines contact each other or plastic,While I was leak checking the system with the bumper off, noticed the pulsating of the lines as a result of the high volume oil pump in the VVEL eng...Any contact with plastic or metal is bound to cause damage... leak ck and brisk drive...no whine and temp no higher than 185...while I had the bumper off I did the Modshack cooling duct mod....Like Modshack says cooler is better...

ZForce · 08-14-2012, 08:28 PM

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11-30-2010, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	Oil Cooler: Does yours cause a whine? I have a fix! So I noticed a few other people here talk about a whine that started after installing an oil cooler. I talked to Dustin@Z1 about it, and he said that they have seen this occasionally and thought it was a resonance from the oil flowing through the line and that line touching the frame of the car. This noise was really bugging me, since it was pretty loud and I could reproduce it all the time, usually any time above 3500 RPM's. So I went to my local hardware store, and bought some thick rubber hosing, I think it was the kind you would use for a water heater. I took off my bumper and the various pieces where the lines are being run, and I had 3 spots where the lines were against the frame. It took a bit of time to wrap the line with the hosing, since it was so thick and the spots are tight, but I managed to get them all. After some extensive driving and hitting various speeds, rpm's, and gears, I can say it is about 90% gone. Only time I can still hear it a little is in a very specific RPM range in a specific gear (I think it is 2nd @ 4500 or so). Other than that the sound is completely gone. Not a bad fix for about $8 worth of hosing. Just thought I'd pass this along in case it was bugging anyone else as much as it was bothering me. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT

11-30-2010, 09:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	You also might want to make sure the lines aren't resting against the intakes too tightly, not sure if that could also cause the sound, but it might. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT

05-26-2011, 01:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
DOOMMONKEY777 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Crooklyn Posts: 1,008 Drives: 370Z 6psd-sport-pkg Rep Power: 21	Great idea but i think in a few thousand miles it might tear on corners or anything sharp its rubs on, id suggest warping it in some electric tape on those spots for extra protection +1 rep 4 the idea __________________ Kids don't do Drugs, Drugs are bad, so let the professional druggies do Drugs for you. 537whp/496lb/tq@8-9PSI 93 octane

05-26-2011, 10:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	I'll check my lines the next time I do an oil change. I do still notice the whine, it's just not as prominent. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT

05-26-2011, 09:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Baer383 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lawrenceville,Ga Posts: 4,293 Drives: My foot up your azz Rep Power: 30	I already did this when I installed mine from the get go. __________________ 2013 ZL1 754 rwhp 747 rwtq

11-30-2010, 09:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	Awesome. I get that sound. Gonna hafta do this

11-30-2010, 10:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	gracias. will do.

05-24-2011, 01:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
nabenson Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 103 Drives: 10 370z Nismo PW M6 Rep Power: 15	Has anyone else tried this fix? I recently had a modified Nismo kit installed (swapped out for a Mocal plate) and it whines rather loudly. The shop modified the routing of the lines a bit because they didn't like having them so low and it is making a fairly loud whine now. Idling you can't hear it, but it starts immediately off-idle and you can hear it until the intake noise drowns it out. It's really pretty annoying. If this has worked for others than I might have to give it a try.

08-03-2011, 01:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
advan37 Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: UAE Posts: 63 Drives: 08 G37 Rep Power: 14	Thanks i should try this also.

08-08-2011, 01:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
V8Killer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Newport, NC Posts: 1,127 Drives: It Hard Till It Pops Rep Power: 16	Does anyone who has a stillen oil cooler experience this problem and if so have they done this fix? __________________ "Punch" Too much to list and a baby shot of nitrous....

12-24-2011, 03:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
alejo Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 107 Drives: 10 T/S,NAV,MT, 08 R6 Rep Power: 15	This is so weird I just got mine done yesterday and now I notice it a lot. So this is strictly noise but nothing bad? It sounds like it the oil pump making the noise but what do I know. __________________ SWIFTS SPEC R -- 20MM F/25MM R H&R SPACERS -- REAR SPC CAMBER ARM -- F.I. CBE 18" SS -- F.I. HFCs -- STILLEN GEN 3 INTAKES -- UPREV 310WHP STD/304WHP SAE -- Z1 25 row oil cooler -- GT-R push to start button

01-11-2012, 11:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 21	Spoke to Spencer @ Z1, he said to wrap the lines where they touch the frame with heater hose and electrical tape. Could only find 3/4 inner diameter heater hose. Wrapped the front across the crash bar and where the hose slips in between the frame where the 1" white spacer (included in the kit). No whine noise at any speeds. Thanks Spencer!! Thanks OP, I just saw this thread today. Btw> I had purchased the protective line wrapping from Z1 ($30) when I ordered the kit. Highly recommended.

08-14-2012, 08:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
50 plus Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, Florida Posts: 83 Drives: 09 370Z TRG SP AT Rep Power: 16	Just got thru installing the Z1 25 row cooler w/o the covering...I just used heater hose everywhere the lines came in contact with the frame and teflon wrap where lines contact each other or plastic,While I was leak checking the system with the bumper off, noticed the pulsating of the lines as a result of the high volume oil pump in the VVEL eng...Any contact with plastic or metal is bound to cause damage... leak ck and brisk drive...no whine and temp no higher than 185...while I had the bumper off I did the Modshack cooling duct mod....Like Modshack says cooler is better... __________________ 09 Nissan 370Z Sport/Touring 7AT- K&N short ram intake/Top speed CBE/Eibach .320 sway bars/Fuse 48 steering interlock Delete/Intake duct Mod/Z1 25 row cooler__08 Sentra SER specV-K&N intake/Tanabe CBE/M2 downpipe/Precat delete Header...Commuter...

08-14-2012, 08:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 21	^

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