5.0 explorer oil cooler

I used one on my car for a season or two. I came to the conclusion that it's better as an oil pre-heater than it is as a cooler

It requires a different, and very hard to find, lower rad hose. I had to improvise. It might also need new o-rings, some of which are proprietary IMHO. Lastly, it needs a proprietary mounting bolt for the block, and the old one can be a real bugger to get out.

My oil temps are 20+ degrees cooler on track with the FRPP stacked-plate oil cooler hanging out in front of the condenser than they were with the explorer cooler IIRC.

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I would think that an oil cooler would be best suited for a road race or circle track car where the car is in continous high power mode.

A quarter mile run will allow the engine to cool down between runs. Driving around town probably won't bring the power level up enough to get the oil heated up to the point that it needs cooling.

I have a Police Package oil cooler and lines sitting in a box. I don't 'need' it since my engine temps are fine where they are which is partially why it's still not installed.

Mustang5L5 said:

At what point do you really need an oil cooler?

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When you monitor your oil temps and find out they're running too hot, which usually doesn't happen before several minutes of continuous hard use.