Does anybody make a sandwich plate or oil cooler kit for the K engine?

 

Cheers

Brad

I was told a sandwich plate from any toyota will fit but i can not confirm it

go down to autobarn, they sell a sandwitch plate for Z9 oil filters (same as Z68/Z368 3/4 thread) for like $60 if i remember correctly

HKS make a oil cooler kit for K motors well did awhile ago. Thermostat controlled etc the lot.

 

Pic attached....Good luck finding one..LOL

 

Cameron

cheers for the pic, looks trick :)

 

Picked up this on ebay, should keep the big cammed, high comp 5K under control I hope ;)

Looks a bit big to me. I would take it back and exchange for a much smaller one (half that) if you can.

 

Whatever, make sure you use a thermostat in the cooler circuit. Either within the sandwich plate itself, or remotely.

it's 550x165x50. Would it cool the oil too much you think?

Yes way too big, but if it's got a thermostat it'll work fine. That's a bigger cooler than on a mates 700hp 2J.

ok so I'd need something like thi yeh?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GReddy-Oil-Cooler-Adapter-Thermostat-3-4X16UNF-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2c53e710c1QQitemZ190386213057QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

or this for an inline?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Perma-Cool-Remote-Mount-Oil-Thermostat-1070-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5add43aca9QQitemZ390259256489QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

That's the beast you'll need. If you use a normal plate with a cooler like yours the motor will never warm up enough for the internal tolerances to be right.

Edited November 6, 201015 yr by beerhead

In all honesty, for a K motor I wouldn't worry about it. I ran a VERY angry 3K in all forms of motorsport (including a lot of rallying) for years in Queensland without the need for one.

sweet as, cheers beerhead :)

Ahh well, I have it now and it will look cool behind the front bar ;)

Just remember, the more complex you make it, the more there is to go wrong. :)