There are many ways to install an external oil cooler but wanted to share the way i did it.
Basically I have made another cooling project just like my other ones, with alot of thought.
First the location of the External oil cooler. I bought a B & M Oil cooler (Part # 70266) for its size and the location in which it was to be installed. Since the Talons ABS motor is there in that location I had to mount it under which works perfectly to have the cooler right in front of the bumper opening. Heres the location of the mounting screw.
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One is all you need sice the SS line will aid it on the bottom as a mount. I also wanted to have some flexability for engine movement. The oil cooler would have the slight flexability to move with only one mounting location.
The 98 Talon came with a very large Stock SMIC shroud. Even larger than the 95-96 Talons. I saved it for this purpose. What I did was removed the install tabs (these tabs hold the shroud to the stock SMIC) and cut a slit for the AC condensor bottle. You have to flip it so that it matches the driver side curves. Now on the original passenger side location, the shrouds bottom hangs lower than the front bumper opening. Flipping it would make this hang on top with the bottom of the bumper opening flush with the shroud. Than to attach it I used an L bracket.
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This will aid in directing the oil flow directly to the oil cooler. To further aid flow you have to extend the shroud. We all know that air always travel in the direction of least resistance. So with that in mind you want it to find its way.
I went to home depot and bought a piece of sheet metal. (26 guage) which costed me $5. I cut it so the shape starts at the shroud and ends right on the side of the oil cooler. I used a large vise to make straight perfect bends where needed.
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From engine side
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Now for emergency I wanted to still have the oil cooled even in heavy traffic conditons or even at idle in super hot summer days. So I incorporated a Fan. I bought the smallest slim fan I could find which was a 7 inch slim fan. I bought the one with Curved blades hoping it would be quieter. Since it spins so fast, it makes a little noise. I mounted it straight to the oil cooler. Obviously the B&M oil cooler is smaller than the fan so I had to block off a part so that all of the fans air flow goes through the cooler. I used a dremel and the same sheet metal. I screwed it on the fans housing with really small screws. For the top mount of the fan, I used a small pipe as a spacer and a long screw.
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You can see how I covered the lower half of the fan.
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Now its a matter of installing the cooler/fan setup and making -8an lines.
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Heres what it looks like from the outside.
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I still have to mount the fan control in line with the coolers oil lines and make the plastic cover to finish the wheel well. I will be updating this when its done.
For the fan control I bought the Derale 16749. That way its automatic. More when I finish the other parts.
Basically I have made another cooling project just like my other ones, with alot of thought.
First the location of the External oil cooler. I bought a B & M Oil cooler (Part # 70266) for its size and the location in which it was to be installed. Since the Talons ABS motor is there in that location I had to mount it under which works perfectly to have the cooler right in front of the bumper opening. Heres the location of the mounting screw.
One is all you need sice the SS line will aid it on the bottom as a mount. I also wanted to have some flexability for engine movement. The oil cooler would have the slight flexability to move with only one mounting location.
The 98 Talon came with a very large Stock SMIC shroud. Even larger than the 95-96 Talons. I saved it for this purpose. What I did was removed the install tabs (these tabs hold the shroud to the stock SMIC) and cut a slit for the AC condensor bottle. You have to flip it so that it matches the driver side curves. Now on the original passenger side location, the shrouds bottom hangs lower than the front bumper opening. Flipping it would make this hang on top with the bottom of the bumper opening flush with the shroud. Than to attach it I used an L bracket.
This will aid in directing the oil flow directly to the oil cooler. To further aid flow you have to extend the shroud. We all know that air always travel in the direction of least resistance. So with that in mind you want it to find its way.
I went to home depot and bought a piece of sheet metal. (26 guage) which costed me $5. I cut it so the shape starts at the shroud and ends right on the side of the oil cooler. I used a large vise to make straight perfect bends where needed.
From engine side
Now for emergency I wanted to still have the oil cooled even in heavy traffic conditons or even at idle in super hot summer days. So I incorporated a Fan. I bought the smallest slim fan I could find which was a 7 inch slim fan. I bought the one with Curved blades hoping it would be quieter. Since it spins so fast, it makes a little noise. I mounted it straight to the oil cooler. Obviously the B&M oil cooler is smaller than the fan so I had to block off a part so that all of the fans air flow goes through the cooler. I used a dremel and the same sheet metal. I screwed it on the fans housing with really small screws. For the top mount of the fan, I used a small pipe as a spacer and a long screw.
You can see how I covered the lower half of the fan.
Now its a matter of installing the cooler/fan setup and making -8an lines.
Heres what it looks like from the outside.
I still have to mount the fan control in line with the coolers oil lines and make the plastic cover to finish the wheel well. I will be updating this when its done.
For the fan control I bought the Derale 16749. That way its automatic. More when I finish the other parts.
