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Old 05-09-2015, 11:58 AM   #19
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People seem confused when they put in a 160 thermostat and the car doesn't run cooler. I guess the visual is that the radiator system had infinite cooling capacity and that lowering the thermostat opening temp would lower the running temperature.

Not the case at all. Do a search and you'll see that the back sides of the radiators get clogged with road debris. If they are plugged up then it wouldn't matter if you ran with no thermostat at all.

I just replaced my oil cooler and it is the larger style like in the picture in this thread. I would suggest that you NEVER buy a used oil cooler. Most of the time a used oil cooler came from a failed engine. One look up inside and you'll see lots of places for metal debris to hide, waiting to score up the inside of your engine - the very reason i chose to replace mine.

Did the bigger oil cooler make any difference temperature wise?
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