Remove oil lines

[jim0207]

Has any one removed the two oil lines from there motor and radiator? Is it detrimental to the oil or engine? My car is a fair weather car. Driven 1000 miles a year. I had a night mare the oil line broke while driving down route 4 and damaged my motor.

 

[jpratt]

Many people remove them. Especially after internal engine issues. Mine had been gone for years.

 

[Howling Mad]

I took the plate for the oil cooler and lines off and put on the bigger oil filter adapter

 

[Jay J]

The oil cooler in the wifes' T-Type ruptured, spewing oil into the radiator. The rest of the story is about what you would imagine....

 

[LIVE4RDO]

Can someone explain to a rookie how can you remove the oil lines? Aren't they needed?

What can i do to prevent the failure? Put the new ones on? Or they are just prone to failing?

Thanks

 

[jim0207]

Can someone explain to a rookie how can you remove the oil lines? Aren't they needed?

What can i do to prevent the failure? Put the new ones on? Or they are just prone to failing?

Thanks

I removed mine in 2009. If memory serves me right, I removed the filter- the adaptor nut- the cooler ring- lines to the radiator- reinstalled filter

 

[Jay J]

As described above, it is easy to remove the stock, (and aging) oil coolant lines. My wife's T-Type has seemed more susceptible, for whatever reason, to failure issues. She popped one of the lines in a street race with a Mustang, on a brand new motor no less, which drained the crankcase in a matter of seconds. Then (see #4) the internal cooler in her radiator blew, and pumped oil into the cooling system.
I decided to ditch the lines in my GN and go with a Turbo Saver with the larger oil filter and the RJC deep oil pan for increased oil capacity and cooling. Put a new aluminum radiator in the wife's T, but am leaning toward an external oil cooler to eliminate the possibility of another inside-the-radiator failure.

 

[captndave737]

Mine are on and have 200,000 miles on them with no issues. That plate that goes between the filter and the oil pump with the cooler lines on it is thermostatically controlled to keep the oil at the designed operating temperature.

 

[turbojay]

Take it off, it is not needed.

 

[Wahoo]

Anyone have pictures of this?

I have an '85. When I installed my new radiator I only had two tranny cooler lines running to it?

 

[TR Custom Parts]

Mine have been off for years without any issues. Just remember to take off the adapter too. Can't just plug the holes. Easy to do.

 

[klmnla]

There is a write up somewhere on this site on installing an external B&M oil cooler with all new Aeroquip hoses and fittings. I did this when I installed the new F-Body radiator and it works well. Too hot down here in Louisiana to remove any form of cooling.

 

[blackazz]

The 85 hot air tr didn't need them. so I pulled mine.

 

[earlbrown]

Mine are on and have 200,000 miles on them with no issues. That plate that goes between the filter and the oil pump with the cooler lines on it is thermostatically controlled to keep the oil at the designed operating temperature.

No it's not. That's a pressure relief/bypass valve not a thermostat. The radiator warms the oil as it tends to come up to temp faster in the stock setup.

 

[87geeinn]

Can't believe there are still threads about this. It's been said time and time again that the cooling adapter is not needed and in fact advised against in the case of an engine rebuild.

If it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, leave it on there. If you want to remove it, remove the oil filter, unscrew the filter adapter; remove sandwich adapter, disconnect lines from radiator, done.

...all these threads about turbo savers, in line oil feed filters for turbos, giant oil filters, external transmission filters, etc. #stoptheobsessionplease

 

[earlbrown]

It's a diversion tactic. Otherwise we don't be able to talk about 275's on stock rims and TE44s on D5 converters like it's a new topic.

 

[87geeinn]

It's a diversion tactic. Otherwise we don't be able to talk about 275's on stock rims and TE44s on D5 converters like it's a new topic.

Lol, will these rims fit? How much does a rebuild cost? How much boost can I run on 93 octane? Who makes the best headers? Anyone tried a five speed conversion? Etc.

 

[Jay J]

Well guys--not everyone on here has the encyclopedic knowledge of these cars that some others do. Thats why we ask questions and have discussions, which is what this Forum is all about! If it saves one guy from blowing up his car, or saves him some money achieving his goals, that is a worthwhile thing, IMO...

 

[87geeinn]

Well guys--not everyone on here has the encyclopedic knowledge of these cars that some others do. Thats why we ask questions and have discussions, which is what this Forum is all about! If it saves one guy from blowing up his car, or saves him some money achieving his goals, that is a worthwhile thing, IMO...

I get your point but that's also why there is a search function at the top of the page. If that doesn't get the results you are looking for, then go to Google and search "turbo buick (key words here)" and most likely you will find a prior thread regarding your issue. Google does a pretty decent job of culling accurate results...at least better than the forum's search function. When those two options fail, then I start a thread. Creating thread upon thread on the same subject leaves the next guy sorting through umpteen threads to maybe find an answer to their question. I'll be the first to admit that I by no means have encyclopedic knowledge of these cars.

 

[blackazz]

This is why we ask.