Solution for the Root Cause. OIL COOLER???
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For the money I'd put an OEM back in. Coolant maint. and filtration is the key in my mind. Others may disagree but many here are 100,000 miles and better on OEM coolers and Ford Gold coolant. JMHO.
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Don't know how familiar you are with how deeply our coolers are integrated into the oil and cooling systems, but there isn't an easy way to adapt up to the oil and coolant ports, so that is why BPD's is so expensive. It isn't the cost of the cooler itself, that's straight forward -- it's designing the part that "plugs in" to where the existing oil cooler goes so it can plumb the oil out and back and bypass the coolant side.
That's the reason the guys are giving you the advice they are. I don't know of anyone else that's tried to make that same style adapter unit BPD has, so really it's BPD or go factory, and if you go factory stay on top of the coolant maintenance and maybe stick a coolant filter in as well (for what it's worth the factory upgraded the cooler with one more row).
That's the reason the guys are giving you the advice they are. I don't know of anyone else that's tried to make that same style adapter unit BPD has, so really it's BPD or go factory, and if you go factory stay on top of the coolant maintenance and maybe stick a coolant filter in as well (for what it's worth the factory upgraded the cooler with one more row).
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I don't know how many people have seen this option: Bullet Proof Engine Oil Cooler, Factory Oil Filter
It's about $300 cheaper than the remote filter option. They also have heavy duty cooler options for the factory and remote filter options for about $200 more. AFA being a waste of money? I love mine and the new kits are cheaper and refined for easier installation.
It's about $300 cheaper than the remote filter option. They also have heavy duty cooler options for the factory and remote filter options for about $200 more. AFA being a waste of money? I love mine and the new kits are cheaper and refined for easier installation.
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Another vote OEM Oil Cooler with Extended Life Coolant Cat EC-1
To fix the ROOT Cause it needs Flushed VC-9 Cleaner thermostat Out and Coolant filter
Spend a day flushing
IDK about BPD that mighgt be great for those towing Lots
But the OEM OIL COOLERS Themselves Don't Fail (I shouldn't say don't fail cause a few do Burst into the Coolant system NOT MANY Though) its the junk in the cooling system plugging them this is the Root Cause and what needs addressed
To fix the ROOT Cause it needs Flushed VC-9 Cleaner thermostat Out and Coolant filter
Spend a day flushing
IDK about BPD that mighgt be great for those towing Lots
But the OEM OIL COOLERS Themselves Don't Fail (I shouldn't say don't fail cause a few do Burst into the Coolant system NOT MANY Though) its the junk in the cooling system plugging them this is the Root Cause and what needs addressed
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You can replace several OEM coolers yourself before one were to recoup the price of the BPD kit.
The IPR OEM style cooler is interesting with the larger passages, but then the 15 degree spread pretty much goes out the window with that one and would be tough to determine if it were plugging.
Josh
The IPR OEM style cooler is interesting with the larger passages, but then the 15 degree spread pretty much goes out the window with that one and would be tough to determine if it were plugging.
Josh
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You can replace several OEM coolers yourself before one were to recoup the price of the BPD kit.
The IPR OEM style cooler is interesting with the larger passages, but then the 15 degree spread pretty much goes out the window with that one and would be tough to determine if it were plugging.
Josh
The IPR OEM style cooler is interesting with the larger passages, but then the 15 degree spread pretty much goes out the window with that one and would be tough to determine if it were plugging.
Josh
Somebody hada IPR High flow that had a Camper or something had one Josh and he got into the 240EOT Range in summer pullen hills
Really close to defuel Temp so IDK
An OEM Cooler with Full Filtration would be great didn't ipr have one these??
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Another vote OEM Oil Cooler with Extended Life Coolant Cat EC-1
To fix the ROOT Cause it needs Flushed VC-9 Cleaner thermostat Out and Coolant filter
Spend a day flushing
IDK about BPD that mighgt be great for those towing Lots
But the OEM OIL COOLERS Themselves Don't Fail (I shouldn't say don't fail cause a few do Burst into the Coolant system NOT MANY Though) its the junk in the cooling system plugging them this is the Root Cause and what needs addressed
To fix the ROOT Cause it needs Flushed VC-9 Cleaner thermostat Out and Coolant filter
Spend a day flushing
IDK about BPD that mighgt be great for those towing Lots
But the OEM OIL COOLERS Themselves Don't Fail (I shouldn't say don't fail cause a few do Burst into the Coolant system NOT MANY Though) its the junk in the cooling system plugging them this is the Root Cause and what needs addressed
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I have ideas to turn an EGR cooler into a secondary oil cooler, therefore you have an EGR delete and 2 oil coolers.
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