Vtisgilman Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Hello folks. I'm having a bit of trouble trying to fit my oil cooler. I have the cooler mounted and everything I need to do the job and also plumb in all my gauges aswell. I'm using a thermostatic mocal sandwich plate to feed the cooler but there doesn't seem to be any room to mount it. Iv seen plenty of install guides and videos of doing it and no one seem to have trouble fitting the plat. But on the b18c4 there just seems to be no room around it. You can get the plate on but there is no room for fittings and the hoses to go. There seem to be more hoses and random lines on the back of a b18c4 block than any other engine from pics iv seen. Has anyone else managed to fit one and how did they do it? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koen_valk Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Hi George, I'm in the same possition as you are right now. How did you've achieved it to mount it properly? What I've done for now is used a 2nd sandwichplate which i've already had, an placed that one on the other one, so there was any room to mount the oilinglines to the cooler. I've still have a leak, which for some reason cannot be found where it's from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I'm familiar with this issue. I temporarily ran another sandwich plate behind the thermostat. But settled on using a Chinese thermostat with 4 connections 2 on the side like mocal and 2 at an angle. Don't be put of was made nicely and worked fine. This one to be precise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koen_valk Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 An update on my install. I'm still running the 2 sandwich plates. I've had a leak around the sensors I've had installed (oilpressure, oil temp before the cooler, oil temp after the cooler). so I've used som eteflon tape to stop the leaking. Works like a charm now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtisgilman Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Glad to hear you sorted it mate. To be honest I never got round to fitting my cooler. I have all the parts waiting to go on but a gearbox rebuild and suspension restoration took priority. Iv still not decided how to install my plate yet. Iv found some hydrilic fittings that are very small with a tight elbow so they may fit where the normal fittings won't. That way I can use my mocal plate. That or I'm going to get the one KiNK43 recommend as that looks like a tidier install. I wouldn't risk the stacked plates on my car as it's a track car with solid engine mounts so it would need to withstand a lot of vibrations and stress. Iv also got my oil temp and pressure gauges plumbed in at separate locations so won't need to tap the plate for them. When I finally get round to doing it I'll let you know what I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtisgilman Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 KiNK43 when you fitted that sandwich plate did you have to get a smaller filter or did it clear the angled ports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 5/10/2019 at 8:04 PM, Vtisgilman said: KiNK43 when you fitted that sandwich plate did you have to get a smaller filter or did it clear the angled ports? I used a k and n filter. Purely preference not because it was all that fitted. Dont think there will be a clearance issue using any slim filter like hamp or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koen_valk Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I've used this sandwich plate from D1 (picture 1), and it didn't even cleared the coollant pipe which runs at the rear of the engine, under the intake(picture 2) #1#2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koen_valk Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Just a heads up. Relocated my oilcooler after install of the turbo. From the front of the radiator, to the right side where the ac should have sat. I've run the oil feed lines on the side of the powersteering pump. Still need to tidy it up with some nice brackets, which will be made in the near future. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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