Is this an ungraded oil cooler on a 1985 3.2?

[oly]

I don't think this is the original. Am I right? Does anybody know what kind it is and/or about how much they cost?

[livi]

Mine look very similar and is an original item.

[Wavey]

That's just your standard OEM cooler - installed on the car on the production line.

[Wil Ferch]

I concur... looks exactly like my OEM unit on my 85 Carrera.....

- Wil

[Bill Verburg]

What you are looking at is not actually the cooler, but rather the stone shield protecting the cooler

[Bill Verburg]

This is the cooler

[wanabe911 owner]

Hello, whats the easiest and cheapest way to install a fan on a pre 87 911 that has this cooler but not the fan

[nhromyak]

I got a SPAL fan (for reliability) with a temp sensor and a relay.

As I recall, the SPAL fan was only able to use three of the four mounting holes onto the framing of the oil cooler.

A better way to go will be to find a factory fan. But I don't think many people will be willing to part with their fan unless they sell the cooler too.

Good luck.

[wanabe911 owner]

Did you factory cooler already have a port for a temp sensor, or is the temp sensor external? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but I could not see any ports on my cooler for a sensor

[javadog]

Coolers that were not originally equipped with a fan won't have a provision for a temperature switch. That came with the '87 model year. Just run the fan using a manual switch and a relay. Much better, in that you can run the fan whenever you want. The factory temperature switch turned tha fan on at too high a temperature to do much good.

JR

[wanabe911 owner]

Thanks good tip

[nhromyak]

I am using a Hayden temperature sensor. This sensor is adjustable from 80 degrees to 250 degress F.

I have it set around 210.

It has a probe that goes into the fins of the cooler and closes a circuit at different temperatures. It runs around $23 at your favorite autoparts store. Some carry them in stock.

[oly]

Thanks for the posts and pictures!

Art