Deleted my oil cooler.

[Intropy]

And I'm feeling pretty smug about it.

Problem? I guess I'll find out.

[Badandy247]

Any specific reason? I would assume that you monitor oil temps correct? I really like your car, don't let her get hurt.

[mb3000]

[J. Fast]

Saaawha, you crazy fool! You must trust your tuner skillz

[KPZVR4]

Why would you want to make sure that your oil is hotter than normal?

[VR-4 0wnz j00]

Hmm, guess you dont care about longevity of your engine.

[J. Fast]

It's has nothing to do with longevity. The pickup is still a straw, the oil cooler holds... an extra quart? You think that helps the bearings? You can buy oil for your operating temp range just like you can buy brake pads for your temp range. Besides, He's controlling the load on the engine with the tune and can cap the ceiling. Must have a ton of data being collected on the engine to feel comfortable enough to do that.

What's your oil temp range at full load and at idle Intropy?

[Austin@STM]

As long as everything is in good order, you wont have an issue. We do this on plenty of cars.

That being said, if you plan on auto crossing or road racing it would be a good thing to have im sure after all the continued high RPMs.

[AdamVR4]

And I'm feeling pretty smug about it.

Problem? I guess I'll find out.

How did you justify your decision? What oil cooler were you running? What were your temps? What are they now? What oil were you using? What oil are you using now?

I essentially deleted mine in 2004 by gutting the oil cooler bypass valve. After examining the oil flow diagram I replaced the valve. My engine bearings looked fine after limited mileage. It's not something I'd feel comfortable with on a daily driver in 100+ deg F weather or during continuous abuse. But that's based simply on my engine's oil pressure (20W-50 or 5W-50) and water temperature.

Where is this high temperature oil J. Fast?

[Intropy]

How did you justify your decision?

"My oil cooler lines are leaking. ... There, I fixed it."

Ha ha, sorry, I may have gotten everyone worked up over nothing. This is my stockish DD, not the TD05 car. That car has a ginormous front-mounted setrab cooler.

I was having a hard time believing that my rusty old stock cooler, with no ducting (had to remove for the FMIC), and tilted at a 20-degree angle was doing much of anything anyway. I'm running 20w50 now that I deleted it.