The only thing I would change on this setup, is where your oil feeds in from the drivers side , I would have it feed the bottom of the first setrab, then off the top of it feed it to the bottom of the second setrab then the flow out to the motor, that way any trapped air is always getting pushed out, other than that great job not a big deal just rearranging the hose connections slightly

 

Is 5/8ths hose big enough and are -10 an ports big enough would a dual pass 25 line oil cooler be enough to cool the oil?

I am doing a diy remote oil cooler.

 

I wouldn't do anything less than 3/4" or -12. I'm Prob going to ruin full 1" when I do mine.

And as far as cooler goes: nothing set in stone unless you know it's btu rating. But I would shoot for 40 row minimum and/or 250cu in core area, depending on manufacture of cooler and core design that'll get you in the 50-60k btu range. But biggest you can fit, if you use a thermostat it can't hurt it as oil temps won't get too cool. And typically larger coolers have less pressure drop.

Planning on building my own. I can't justify paying that price. I'm sure it's worth it but I'm a diy kind of guy.

 

How did you mount Fuel Filter. Getting ready to go through the process but I was unsure once the oil filter went away how you mounted the stock fuel filter.

 

i just bought my SD and am wanting to do something exactly like this.do you have a parts list? thats a great job. my first truck was a beat up old chevy with no grill, so I went and bought heavy gauge square chicken wire to protect my radiator. it worked like a charm, even following plow trucks in the white stuff

 

I used an E series housing, you can find them used on e-bay, the E series already has the oil filter on chassis so it's easier to plumb into, I have a pic in my cooler build thread. Other than that, its basically a Hubler set up.

 

I know this thread is ancient, but I would like an update from Hubler13f on how your oil cooler has performed since you installed it. Has there been any problems to arise since the installation. Are you still having slow oil pressure buildup?

 

I don't remember Hubler having slow pressure build, maybe slow temp build, I installed thermostatic check valves in line that slows down feed to the cooler till temp builds up, it's been awhile, but I remember they were cheap.

 

If you use an E series housing it has a factory check valve in it that will keep oil in the lines thus no slow pressure build. Now looking back at Hublers post he did have some slow build and he used in line check valves since not using an E series housing, hope this helps.

 

I'm wondering if the way hubler mounted his cooler, does it reduce the effectiveness of his AC system? Been a while I read the thread, but IIRC he built it in Louisiana and moved to Pennsylvania. He probably doesn't need AC as much there as he did in LA... But. I live in Northeast Texas where a man can use a solar panel on the front of his truck to make electricity at night.... It's hot. I rarely see a day in winter that stays below freezing. I have a 40 row cooler that I was going to mount in front of the condenser, but I started thinking about how much I like AC. I've got 99 problems and too much AC ain't one of them.... It's hot.

 

I think I will try to use the space behind the AC condenser for my oil cooler. Not sure if I want to mount it to the back of the condenser like some of the commercial kits suggest though. Seems like a lot of weight bouncing on the fragile sides of the condenser.