Oil Cooler

[TVR-Stu]

Hi everyone, I think I already know the answer to this one but here goes anyway 'did the S3c come with an oil cooler?'

The reason I ask is that mine seems to have one and from what I can tell always had one. If it is an oil cooler (which is what it looks like to me, but then I'm a begginer when compared to most of you experts out there) it's located on the top of the forward horizontal chassis rail ahead of the steering rack and behind the radiator.

Just wondered if anybody else had one and if there was a chance it might be standard?

I'll try and attach a picture tommorrow and perhaps someone would be good enough to confirm from that.

Thanks, Stu

[TVR-Stu]

phillpot said:

If the pipes go to a "sandwich plate" between engine block and oil filter I'd imagine it makes things quite tight down there ?
Have you done an oil filter change yet ?

No sandwich plate as far as I can see, I've changed the filter a couple of times and whilst its tight its no different to the usual grazed nuckle fiddle.

Here a couple of pictures



This is what one of the pipes terminates in to (looks like a damper of some sort?). I thought this was fuel system related. The other disappears down behind the back of the engine, just visible in this picture at the bottom with two hose clips on.



Any help to enlighten an amateur would be much appreciated.

[TVR-Stu]

tvrgit said:

the "damper" with the yellow dot on in your pic, is the fuel pressure regulator. If the cooler is really plumbed into that, as you say, then it's a fuel cooler, not oil. Certainly not standard!

I thought that was a fuel related regulator but why on earth would you have a fuel cooler? What are the benifits of cool fuel? Better atomisation? Hardly seems worth the bother. The pipes (with WURTH written on them) are lagged with a silver sort of heat resistant material between the cooler and the regulator.

Thanks for everyones input but this is getting more and more puzzleing!

[TVR-Stu]

[quote=phillpot]
When you take it off to paint that chassis don't bother put it back

I know what you mean, but the car runs so well as it is/was before I started to take it apart I think maybe I should just leave it alone incase I b****r it up especially after all the time and effort I'm putting in with the refurb.

Perhaps I should pull off a pipe and see what comes out?

[TVR-Stu]

/\ Thanks for the advice Chris but I've just pulled the pipe off without the match

Well to put you out of your misery it is a fuel cooler!

lou4010 I beleive thats a fiver to the S-Club 2010 Help For Heroes Charity

Fuel cooler seems a bit over the top to me but as its there and works ok (and is pretty well protected I think I'll leave it.