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Sandwich plates - Danny2009 - 31-10-2013
I have a sandwich plate on mine ATM but it's only for gauges Dosent have any fittings for a oil cooler.
Now I've seen thermostatic plates around £50 but they don't seem to have the fittings for sensors for the gauges
I've seen a plate with fittings for the sensors for the gauges and fittings for a oil cooler but it's not thermostatic.
Ill only be using a small ish cooler but the question is do you NEED a thermostatic one or just wait a little longer for it to warm up?
Cheers
RE: Sandwich plates - Chris_90 - 31-10-2013
Carnt you just use 2 plates? So one for sensors then one on top for oil cooler?
RE: Sandwich plates - Danny2009 - 31-10-2013
Probably could but seems a bit pikey and means id have to buy 2 plates
RE: Sandwich plates - Chris_90 - 31-10-2013
(31-10-2013, 03:32 PM)Danny2009 Wrote: Probably could but seems a bit pikey and means id have to buy 2 plates
Why buy 2 plates? You have one already, so your only buying one for oil cooler? I'm sure you can buy thermostatic plates with holes tho or take your gauges from some other place? Like sump plug adaptor for temp sensor
RE: Sandwich plates - Pompey306mark - 31-10-2013
You normally need a thermostatic one and a sandwich plate for the gauges.
RE: Sandwich plates - Danny2009 - 31-10-2013
Cos I was going to sell mine chris.
Best to get a thermostatic one then?
RE: Sandwich plates - Piggy - 31-10-2013
you may also not have space...between block and radiator
RE: Sandwich plates - Pompey306mark - 31-10-2013
You do, I have thermo and sandwich plate with oil filter and there is room.
RE: Sandwich plates - ozonehostile - 31-10-2013
I'm running two plates on mine with plenty of clearance between the filter and radiator. Only issue you might come across is finding the right length bolt, had to make a small spacer in the end so I could get it tight enough
RE: Sandwich plates - Danny2009 - 31-10-2013
What's best way to go about it then sensor plate on first then the thermostatic plate?
RE: Sandwich plates - ozonehostile - 01-11-2013
(31-10-2013, 09:04 PM)Danny2009 Wrote: What's best way to go about it then sensor plate on first then the thermostatic plate?
That's what I did yes
RE: Sandwich plates - r3k1355 - 01-11-2013
You can get a sandwich plate with gauge take-offs.
I saw one on eBay some time ago when I was planning it for another car.
In fact here's one, so just ask the guy if he can supply it to fit your car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIVERSAL-OIL-FILTER-SANDWICH-PLATE-ADAPTER-10AN-OIL-COOLER-BLUE-M18-1-5-M20-1-5-/171122928926?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27d7b8ad1e
RE: Sandwich plates - Danny2009 - 01-11-2013
I was looking at that buy seems impossible to find a thermostatic one
Sandwich plates - Sambarker - 01-11-2013
I ran a cheap one off eBay that had oil cooler ports and gauge take offs. Seemed fine but was always worried oil was too cool when engine cold.
You could always get a mocal thermostatic one and then fit the gauges somewhere else?
I was planning using a later style hdi sump which has 2 sump plugs on the back and one on the front. Was going to use one of the spare ones for oil temp. I was using the original oil pressure switch hole on the front of the block for an aftermarket oil pressure gauge.
RE: Sandwich plates - Danny2009 - 01-11-2013
Never though of doing it that way tbh
RE: Sandwich plates - r3k1355 - 02-11-2013
(01-11-2013, 04:16 PM)Danny2009 Wrote: I was looking at that buy seems impossible to find a thermostatic one
You can get an in-line thermostat from Mocal IIRC, so run a non thermostatic plate and still control the oil temp.