gearbox cooler

[bozothenutter]

hare brained idea....

use the gearbox sump plug and the filler plug as the exit and intake for a gearbox cooler.

sump is M16x1.5 , so could be fitted with a banjo, filler hole I don't know yet.

would this work, be safe, etc?

 

[JamesBryan]

Didn't you come up with one @NorthloopCup or am i dreaming?

 

[bozothenutter]

Didn't you come up with one @NorthloopCup or am i dreaming?

Yeah he did, but I *think* he tapped holes in the casing etc....

 

[R3k1355]

Wouldn't you need a pump to push fluid round the system? Also some kind of thermostat to keep the oil at the correct temp.

Would this not also run way more oil in the gearbox than it is designed for?

 

[bozothenutter]

Wouldn't you need a pump to push fluid round the system? Also some kind of thermostat to keep the oil at the correct temp.

Would this not also run way more oil in the gearbox than it is designed for?

yes....obviously...
maybe, you might want to run it thermostatically, but you could also just fit the pump with an on/off switch (maybe with added oil temp guage)
only slightly more (only what would be needed to prime the pump, hoses and cooler

 

[NorthloopCup]

Didn't you come up with one @NorthloopCup or am i dreaming?

I did indeed do a gearbox oil cooler on my cup. Used the oil drain and fill plugs, BUT the oil drain does then become the closest item to the ground and requires a sump guard to cover and protect it. That’s what I custom made for mine.

I used a thermostatic switch on the gearbox casing to switch the pump on and ran it through a laminova in the cooling system.
You need to fill the box with the correct amount of oil and activate the pump to fill the lines/cooler until oil comes out the return line. Then top the oil up at the fill port until it’s back to the correct level.

Absolutely 100% overkill for a daily driver as the oil won’t reach the temperature to kick the pump in.

 

[JamesBryan]

I did indeed do a gearbox oil cooler on my cup. Used the oil drain and fill plugs, BUT the oil drain does then become the closest item to the ground and requires a sump guard to cover and protect it. That’s what I custom made for mine.

I used a thermostatic switch on the gearbox casing to switch the pump on and ran it through a laminova in the cooling system.
You need to fill the box with the correct amount of oil and activate the pump to fill the lines/cooler until oil comes out the return line. Then top the oil up at the fill port until it’s back to the correct level.

Absolutely 100% overkill for a daily driver as the oil won’t reach the temperature to kick the pump in.

I think you're the only one i know of who's made a cooler for the box 😂

 

[Lctr]

Civic type r gearbox, must be something in it

 

[NorthloopCup]

I think you're the only one i know of who's made a cooler for the box 😂

Yeah but I had all the biggest bits of the setup like the pump and cooler already in stock, so it made perfect sense in my mind to fit it on the cup. 😂

 

[bloke]

Civic type r gearbox, must be something in it

had a 200sx years ago, that had a cooler on the diff.

 

[bozothenutter]

Anybody know the thread of the filler hole?