I like how he emphasizes good practices like moving the car after applying jack stands, oiling before screwing, using softer material on fittings to prevent damage.. and more oil! Good role model.
More oil isn't always good. There's a low and high, you don't have to be on the high side. My Yd25 takes 4.7L total but I only put 4.4L in That doesn't not affect the engine at all, and being a high flow turbo diesel, it like all diesels is subject to high crank case pressure which will increase sump pressure, and that oil pressure goes back Into the turbo and breaks the seals. It can happen, and did happen to me. I avoid this issue by using less oil.. simple. Don't always go to the H on the dipstick if you have a turbo.
@Z40sx I plan on tracking it eventually. Wouldn’t do it before then, but it gets to over 110 here. Would want to play it safe at that point. Already rebuilt the motor once, don’t really want to again lol.
The reason Zach Jobe gets paid to mod his own car and broadcast to the world is because he's incredibly efficient and great at presentation. You guys too can get to this point, just be agreeable and educational and ooze with charisma. It's a hard skill to learn.
I always recommend putting something like a stainless wire mesh #5 screen about an inch of the front. Keeps the fins from getting damaged by rocks n stuff. The screen is heavy enough gauge to protect, and easy to form.
@@Tallnerdyguy Not really... At least not in any meaningful way, unless you use something like screen door mesh. Look up wire mesh #5, which is what I used
Dude, I cannot express to you how awesome it is to see a show about how to work on your vehicle that SHOWS all the mess ups! Seems like all the other channels out there, with a few exceptions, sanitize the entire process so its just "Then" to "Now" without any slips, spills, or fails. Keep wrenching!
If you put the lines on the oil cooler with oil in it before mounting it, you will keep from spilling oil while mounting. Also, you should use some blue thread locker on the sandwich plate pass-through bolt to make sure that it stays on when you remove the oil filter during oil changes.
some car you do need oil cooling.. since it don't do well in summer... some of my car had addition oil cooler... but you had to be careful since you had to account for addition oil and leak...
Zach is becoming my favorite Donut presenter. He's funny, relatable, charismatic and very efficient with his delivery of information. I genuinely love every minute of his videos. Money pit has become my favorite series because of Zach. Please never fire him.
Also, let's give some credit to the producer/editor of these too. As someone whose gotten that both right and wrong, it's very easy to cut too little and make it boring or cut too much and make it non-sensical. The balance is a real art-form.
Is converting my miata to a diesel worth it? Is converting my soul to pastafarian worth it? Is it even worth having wheels? Converting my miata into a hovercraft for the ultimate driving comfort.
Hi 😊 there! What is the oil cooler you guys using? I know it's setrab but is it the 1 series or the 9 series std oil cooler? How many rows? Looking for an oil cooler and a transmission cooler.
Be careful with putting oil on the threads, although it will make it easier to not mess them up and strip them, it could also cause the screw to loosen up over time. I would recommend to use semi or (soft) thread locker, when you first apply it it will help with not messing up the dreads but then after you tighten it, it will seal and prevent your bolt from coming out. This has helped me out a lot in the field, thought I would mention and keep wrenching guys! 💪🏽🛠
I have to agree, in industry as a fitter/machinist I use Loctite hydraulic sealant to assemble pneumatic and obviously hydraulic fittings and connections , it takes away a large portion of the vibration loosening risk especially due to the heat cycles of the oil.
Engine oil is fine to put on bolts. Infact, many bolts are supposed to be torqued 'Wet'. Particularly a lot of head bolts, conrod bolts ect. Oil won't hurt, bolts and fittings won't come loose if they are properly torqued. However, things like anti-sieze are another story.
@@devo3243 no offence mate but we're not talking about bolts here, technically they are hydraulic fittings for all intents and purposes, I'm not going to suddenly change my process of over 30 years on your say so, I agree regarding head bolts etc, I have done this myself rebuilding a couple of my own engines.
@@fourocker This "hydraulic" system will never see the day it reaches over 80psi, not 8,000psi. Those head bolts will be receiving not only more vibration as they are directly connected to the thing making said vibration, but experience higher temperatures as they are almost directly in contact with the bore (although the coolant jacket as well). The fact that bolt and stud stretch is a factor when considering head bolt and main cap torque is enough to tell me the head bolts are undergoing greater forces pulling the head of the bolt and the piece they are threaded to apart than these aluminum AN fittings. Feel free to use whatever you want, but let's be fair here, these aren't the same thing.
i think what makes this series so good is because it feels like the way he talks is like hes having a conversation with us rather than another boring informative "how to do " video. keep the videos coming ! :)
For your main coolant, I'd suggest getting your hands on a glycol type substance enriched with a ton of graphene particles. Far greater thermal conductivity than water, but still flows well in super low temperatures. You can probably even make it yourself if you can get your hands on the graphene particles.
A consideration not many people think about: Your OEM oil pump may not be strong enough for the additional flow needed for the oil cooler. You MAY see an oil pressure drop as a result of this kind of install. Answer is either a larger oil pump or an aftermarket electric pump. Heard of people using a scavenging pump to keep pressure up through the line (like a turbo). Truly is a YMMV thing though, not all vehicles will have an issue and even those that do, may not be worth worrying about if the pressure drop is small.
Everyone goes on about how easy oil coolers are. I must be the only person in the world that have found oil coolers is an incredibly expensive and complicated experience. Doing my custom auto trans was way quicker, easier, and someways cheaper, and that wasn't quick, easy, or cheap install.
Purchased a 1978 Plymouth Fury a long time ago. Was a retired NC State interceptor. That car had every kind of cooler imaginable. Even the power steering had a cooler on it
@@Dongzzzzzz yes, originally all aircooled engines are essentially "oil cooled" but sometimes it needed an extra oil cooler, especially since I lived in a tropical country.
Thanks for the tip about filling the new cooler with oil before installing, you might have saved my 5.0. Just a thought for people with daily sports cars, look at where the oil cooler goes before buying/installing. In this video you can see it is very near the bottom of the car. If you pick up a rock or hit a pothole and you’re not looking at your oil pressure, you’re engine will be toast.
honestly engines can idle without oil just fine given the extremely low load on them, so I don't think it would've killed your car. Also it is important to note the mounting location prior to purchasing, however this particular one mounts higher than the subframe so if anything were to it the cooler and cause damage, you've also damaged your subframe, power steering rack and most likely your radiator too.
Dunno how you came to that conclusion, they didn't "test" anything other than it not leaking, if you looked back at the "9 grand worth of parts on our miata, was it worth it?" video it was a resounding FUCK NO
@@bobwarpath2395 sure, but if i had spent 9 grand on "performance parts" on a car worth about a grand and had no real improvement in time @ the track then I'd be an idiot, that 10 grand total could have bought a decent, fast car in the first place, hell you can pick up a 3.2 Boxster S for less than that where I am, and it would still have resale value a couple of years later when you get bored with it.
"Future proofing the car" very wise words. Do the upgrades you need before something brakes and it hurts your car. Thats how I built my car and it runs great and never leaves me sitting. And I have DSM so thats a testament to how true that statement is lol.
You have to love car guys enginuity. Someone thought, "shit I need to find a way to cool my oil." He came up with a easy and effective way to do it. Found a forum of people who had the exact same problem. Created a premium product, started a business and started selling on said forum. All parts of society should be like this.
You know how in auto shows they always do stuff clean and easy? Yeah 😂 at least Zach shows things exactly as they are when you work on your car. Messy and unpredictable, even when you try your best.
Every 20 deg. F drop in oil temp, effectively doubles oil life. I installed an oil cooler a Dodge Caravan four cylinder, with an electric cooling fan. It kept the engine running so cool, you could open the radiator cap at after running it in rush hour traffic and it would NOT blow up steam in your face. Not recommended but you get the point.
An oil cooler (with a thermostat) is an absolute must for any turbo applications. It's amazing how stable oil temperature stays despite the heat from turbo even on hot days. With all the small turbo engines these days, oil coolers (and transmission coolers) should be standard if one wants to keep the car for a long time.
@@mr.bigrigs2059 I run a Setrab stacked cooler for the engine for larger cooling capacity and s smaller tube and fin, Hayden I think, for the automatic transmission. The engine oil cooler serves as insurance if the water cooling fails. And the transmission cooler prevents temperature spikes especially in the hot Summers.
Hey @hyojoonus ive got a 2.0 turbo diesel and was thinking of get a slightly larger radiator and intercooler in place of the stock ones. Would that provide better cooling function over an oil cooler?
@@Ben1010Ten Yes, the larger radiator and intercooler will definitely help. However, understand that radiators cools the water that flows around the cylinder and not necessarily the oil. From my experience, cooling the oil that flows through the engine and the turbocharger using an external cooler helps to keep the engine from feeling sluggish on a hot day. Or, it could be the trans cooler. It’s especially noticeable when climbing mountain passes where oil and trans temps spike without them and the engine would otherwise have no more push. If I could do it again, I’d go plate and fin for both coolers for best cooling.
dis still one of my fave Donut series! have the episodes been getting shorter tho? I hope you give us some longer video's when you do the turbo install. Looking to see the process more in depth than just skipping through it.
I installed one of these on an old Honda B series that I knew I was going to bet the living day lights out of. The oil stayed cool and I was impressed. I'll have to agree 100% with Zach, do this mod before you need it. (:
"every where you look, there's money" I feel you, I'm on my 5 consecutive Infiniti, going from VQ35DE high rev all the way to the VR30 platform, which I'm still riding. On every single VQ the very first bolt on was a thermostatic oil cooler, with the exception of my current Red Sport, keeping fluids at optimum operating temps and pressure is critical no matter the build or who makes it, imo transmission temps typically get ignored by most, I'm a believer in those as well! Cheers!
I absolutely love this series. I've always wanted to buy a project car and upgrade it but I didn't have the know-how, also I have like $12. So I love listening to you guys do it and then Miata is coming out great. Side note, do you realize your playlist for this series is completely backwards? Every time it automatically goes to a new video it goes to the one I just watched instead of to the next one. Finally, I think this playlist is missing the intercooler upgrade because you referenced it twice but it's not in the playlist
I really miss the early episodes like these and up to speed. The new stuff is still amazing. But episodes like this are great because its just a passionate enthusiast in his garage, sharing his knowledge with other car people. It feels extremely reliable. It's something that anyone could really do. Not everyone can go out and spend the time and money like they do on the other project cars.
As someone who couldn't care less about cars I've become a fricking fan of this show, I have binged all the episodes within two days whilst.... "working", please keep on going, I love it!
We had an MG B at work a year ago. There was an oil cooler in it, except for some reason it came half side braided line, half oil hose with hose clamps. After we did the engine rebuild the boss had a lap and was happy. The owner paid, drove off and must've hit some hella RPM on the freeway (twin webbers) because the basic bitch hose came off and ran him dry. Didn't take long for a second rebuilt (only needed main bearings) but we had the cooler feed system upgraded to both new braided hose.
The location of that cooler is lower than the oil pan. This means that now when you change your oil there will be dirty oil left over inside the cooler that won't drain.
Yeah that's common for oil coolers to trap some amount of oil that you can't easily drain during an oil change. Good news is that it's not a large amount usually.
You have to remember that when you do an oil change oil will remain in the cooler unless you drain it. The factory cooler on my car has a Allen head plug for draining. Most owners don't bother to drain the cooler.
I love this series, as a teenager slowly working on my first car this is all super informative and Zach is chill as hell, would love to meet him someday
That's right it does depend on what you have going on. My truck is a 1994 Chevy 1500 4x4. It comes from the factory with an oil cooler. The oil cooler lines fail, OFTEN. The job is a hugely messy operation so I always take it to the shop to have it done. This time I will have him delete the lines completely and plug the holes near the oil filter. I live on the coast of Oregon and don't pull a heavy trailer. This will in no way affect the life of my engine.
Although not horrible advice, The cooler will fill automatically as the t-stat in the adapter allows for approximately 10% oil flow to the cooler at all times... even when cold so it will fill up without the need to pre-fill the cooler during installation. Oil coolers with thermostatically controlled sandwich adapters are GREAT mods!
Thank you for mentioning the Thermostat as to many low cost kits out their do not provide this vital component for oil coolers to function properly and many people unknowingly are just damaging their engines internals.
Exactly. I live in a hot climate but we do get the occasional cold snap over winter. So middle of summer, a fully open cooler probably isn't going to damage my engine but in winter, on those particularly cold days, it might not even get hot if it's a short drive - so very bad for the engine.
He's definitely playing it safe. If we recall...the hi-lo story arc was a shit show when it came to the turbos. Basically just threw them on the car and dealt with problems after the fact.
from personal experience, oil coolers are AMAZING. i’m in a 233whp turbo brz and before i had the oil cooler on i could only go 5-10 pulls before i was around 240*f oil temp. and that was in the winter. summer was god awful, a couple pulls and that’s that. since the oil cooler, my oil STRUGGLES to get over 220*f. huge help, allows me to pull all day long. not to mention highway drives. (230-240 if cruise set to 85 dropped to consistent 210)
It definitely helps or is needed on highly turbocharged cars. My Buick grand national definitely needed one. An upgraded aluminum radiator with a lower temperature thermostat helped a lot too. Could run higher boost without knock.
Anybody else feel like This series has slowly taken over to be the favorite?
It's the reason I'm still subbed.
slowly? I think you mean immediatly
For sure
yup, at first I didn't really have much interest, now it's an instant watch. Other than hi/low most Donut stuff doesn't interest me anymore.
Moneypit is the sh*t!
I can’t believe there was ACTUALLY AN EASY INSTALL ON THE MIATA
You know this was getting their updoot lol
I like how he emphasizes good practices like moving the car after applying jack stands, oiling before screwing, using softer material on fittings to prevent damage.. and more oil! Good role model.
Except for not blocking his back wheels, personally i dont want to be a pancake
@@redhammer5783 Because he left his car in neutral and totally without a parking brake
@@derpyduck5088 A little extra safety never hurt anybody.
"oiling before screwing" 👀
More oil isn't always good.
There's a low and high, you don't have to be on the high side.
My Yd25 takes 4.7L total but I only put 4.4L in
That doesn't not affect the engine at all, and being a high flow turbo diesel, it like all diesels is subject to high crank case pressure which will increase sump pressure, and that oil pressure goes back Into the turbo and breaks the seals.
It can happen, and did happen to me.
I avoid this issue by using less oil.. simple.
Don't always go to the H on the dipstick if you have a turbo.
Anyone feel like Zack reads your mind? He always covers the part I’m thinking about for the week.
Not same. Thinking about a turbo lol
@Z40sx I plan on tracking it eventually. Wouldn’t do it before then, but it gets to over 110 here. Would want to play it safe at that point. Already rebuilt the motor once, don’t really want to again lol.
@Z40sx it was actually a vq I had to rebuild. My buddy went drifting in Arizona and didn’t check the oil before he went 😂
Literally was gonna comment this same thing I swear it’s crazy
I have an rx8 it has a pair of them
Well, this certainly isn’t “Project Farms” comparison testing standards, but it was still a pretty good video.
Name checks out!
PROJECT FARM IS THE TR00TH
I came here to write this same thing!
That man is one bad mother.
That man is literally pure will and determination. No one will ever come close to how good that guy is at what he does.
2:11 “I hope we don’t have an oil crisis today”
7:10 update: there was an oil crisis
Three of them technically: 1973-1974, 1979-1981, and 2007-2015
Spoiler alert
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv are we forgeting negative oil price in 2020? :v
@@Ilkanar I'm talking about oil shortages not negative prices
The reason Zach Jobe gets paid to mod his own car and broadcast to the world is because he's incredibly efficient and great at presentation. You guys too can get to this point, just be agreeable and educational and ooze with charisma. It's a hard skill to learn.
@@ShinyChadCat a really good presenter can make anything interesting to watch
wait...you didn't finish
where is the next sentence where you'll be promoting skillshare or brilliant and thn say your promo code?
@@alien13579 LMFAO
efficient? the mods for the cost is anything but efficient
Holy crap! Rita just got 2 years younger in 4 hours!
I always recommend putting something like a stainless wire mesh #5 screen about an inch of the front. Keeps the fins from getting damaged by rocks n stuff.
The screen is heavy enough gauge to protect, and easy to form.
@@mikez6683 In my case I folded it back around the cooler enough to use the cooler attachment itself as an anchor point.
While it will protect it, it will also hamper airflow, reducing it's effectiveness...
@@Tallnerdyguy Not really... At least not in any meaningful way, unless you use something like screen door mesh. Look up wire mesh #5, which is what I used
Thanks! I bought an oil cool for my motorcycle and it didn’t come with the guard. This sounds like a great idea.
@@Mytwistedvoicesyep, was watching this and thinking “that seems to be very much in the way of rocks”
One day he will swap a jet engine in the miata
After that he will swap it with a nuclear reactor
@@korosukanji5398 and there still won’t be a turbo
@@azav32 lmao 😂
Swap a rotary into a jet😂
Literal money pit
“Things are hot, and I’m not helping” 🤣🤣
Things, also known as Zach.
@@psyzanzan Porque no los dos?
Dude, I cannot express to you how awesome it is to see a show about how to work on your vehicle that SHOWS all the mess ups! Seems like all the other channels out there, with a few exceptions, sanitize the entire process so its just "Then" to "Now" without any slips, spills, or fails. Keep wrenching!
THANK YOU FOR THE CELSIUS CONVERSION!! Cheers from the rest of the world :)
For the parts of the world that haven't put a flag on the moon... let alone six
@@Lochlan144 the rest of the world haven't voted for a dumb cheetos
We had a good laugh for four years!
Sincerely,
Canada
Lol you gave me a good laugh but that "cheeto" we got in office is going to put us on the moon again
@@Lochlan144 and at the same time lost a war to rice farmers
This is amerika
They should make “things are hot and I’m not helping” a shirt!!
agreed
yas
!
If you put the lines on the oil cooler with oil in it before mounting it, you will keep from spilling oil while mounting. Also, you should use some blue thread locker on the sandwich plate pass-through bolt to make sure that it stays on when you remove the oil filter during oil changes.
“See you next week... still not gonna be a turbo” 😂
Oh he's gonna taunt us with the turbo for at least two weeks when he gets it.
@@michaelleoanrd194 hopefully not, but ya never know because of covid😂😂
Honestly its kinda good. Every UA-camr is all about turno
🍅🅰️
some car you do need oil cooling.. since it don't do well in summer... some of my car had addition oil cooler... but you had to be careful since you had to account for addition oil and leak...
Zach is becoming my favorite Donut presenter. He's funny, relatable, charismatic and very efficient with his delivery of information. I genuinely love every minute of his videos. Money pit has become my favorite series because of Zach. Please never fire him.
I agree and Uncle Jerry too
I miss good ol Bart
@@xDisasterShotzx Everytime
Amen
Also, let's give some credit to the producer/editor of these too. As someone whose gotten that both right and wrong, it's very easy to cut too little and make it boring or cut too much and make it non-sensical. The balance is a real art-form.
I love how donut pays him to mod his own car. Dream career.
Edit: Thanks for 1k likes.
Guy probably makes close to no money.
@@jacobbaker9389 True, but you get loads of mods.
Living the dream
@@tylerrusty1122 mods dont pay bills
@@Dick-Cheese-4 depends on your profession lol
It would have been really cool to see a temp comparison of the oil before and after!
cold oil is not good unless the car is heating up they may do a water pump delete haha.
@@thetraditionalist8638
Your car needs regular oil chance, the old oil lose its properties and then your engine will wear itself out.
Pretty soon they're going to run out of stuff to do to this car.
Are titanium lugnuts worth it?
Are Hand-crank windows worth it?
Is converting my miata to a diesel worth it?
Is converting my soul to pastafarian worth it?
Is it even worth having wheels? Converting my miata into a hovercraft for the ultimate driving comfort.
I would still watch
Hand crank windows are golden
Nos kit next
@@stopglobalswarming they do the job in a small car very well
For anyone wondering, the Japanese on the chalkboard says “Zach”
I didn't see it, I'll give a timestamp when I find it, but thanks.
Edit: Found it at 4:47. No need to thank me, thank OP for noticing such detail.
ザック = Zakku = Zach
Arigatou sensei
Za-ku, he’s basically the D1GP camera guy lols
Hi 😊 there! What is the oil cooler you guys using? I know it's setrab but is it the 1 series or the 9 series std oil cooler? How many rows? Looking for an oil cooler and a transmission cooler.
Be careful with putting oil on the threads, although it will make it easier to not mess them up and strip them, it could also cause the screw to loosen up over time. I would recommend to use semi or (soft) thread locker, when you first apply it it will help with not messing up the dreads but then after you tighten it, it will seal and prevent your bolt from coming out. This has helped me out a lot in the field, thought I would mention and keep wrenching guys! 💪🏽🛠
I have to agree, in industry as a fitter/machinist I use Loctite hydraulic sealant to assemble pneumatic and obviously hydraulic fittings and connections , it takes away a large portion of the vibration loosening risk especially due to the heat cycles of the oil.
Engine oil is fine to put on bolts. Infact, many bolts are supposed to be torqued 'Wet'. Particularly a lot of head bolts, conrod bolts ect. Oil won't hurt, bolts and fittings won't come loose if they are properly torqued. However, things like anti-sieze are another story.
@@devo3243 no offence mate but we're not talking about bolts here, technically they are hydraulic fittings for all intents and purposes, I'm not going to suddenly change my process of over 30 years on your say so, I agree regarding head bolts etc, I have done this myself rebuilding a couple of my own engines.
@@fourocker This "hydraulic" system will never see the day it reaches over 80psi, not 8,000psi. Those head bolts will be receiving not only more vibration as they are directly connected to the thing making said vibration, but experience higher temperatures as they are almost directly in contact with the bore (although the coolant jacket as well). The fact that bolt and stud stretch is a factor when considering head bolt and main cap torque is enough to tell me the head bolts are undergoing greater forces pulling the head of the bolt and the piece they are threaded to apart than these aluminum AN fittings.
Feel free to use whatever you want, but let's be fair here, these aren't the same thing.
"Things are hot and I'm not helping"
Never have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with
"Here's hoping we don't have an... oil crisis."
This, kids, is called *foreshadowing*
Chekov's oil crisis
Well shit.
Rip
Bruh.
Lmaao
i think what makes this series so good is because it feels like the way he talks is like hes having a conversation with us rather than another boring informative "how to do " video. keep the videos coming ! :)
"Does your mom have $?" - I think we found a new nominee for the "Best Target Audience Knowledge" Award
How did you get a picture next to ur name?
@@305kelton join button next to the sub button
Zach and Donut blessing our days!
🟥⭕⭕
For your main coolant, I'd suggest getting your hands on a glycol type substance enriched with a ton of graphene particles. Far greater thermal conductivity than water, but still flows well in super low temperatures. You can probably even make it yourself if you can get your hands on the graphene particles.
What day is it?! Moneypit daaaaaaayyy!!!
Next week "Miata turbo install!" Week after "LS swapping the Miata!"
Bet
Why not both? Turbo LS Miata!
A consideration not many people think about:
Your OEM oil pump may not be strong enough for the additional flow needed for the oil cooler. You MAY see an oil pressure drop as a result of this kind of install. Answer is either a larger oil pump or an aftermarket electric pump. Heard of people using a scavenging pump to keep pressure up through the line (like a turbo). Truly is a YMMV thing though, not all vehicles will have an issue and even those that do, may not be worth worrying about if the pressure drop is small.
still look forward to zach and money pit every wednesday 👌🏼👌🏼
2:13 "I hope we don't have an oil crisis" it's 2020 please stop before we actually get an oil crisis
Edit: this was supposed to be a joke
Oil prices went negative in March
Still technically a crisis. Just not one that sucks for the average joe
They'll lie and say there is a shortage regardless
💋😡
😶😎😃
Good idea to pair this with an oil filter relocation kit, so you can avoid your own oil crisis!
I was a donut media fan
Now I’m a Intercooler
The real question: Is AC worth it?
If you live in Florida, you can’t live without it.
Ask that if you live in Arizona lol
Was this a pun? If so it was excellent lol
reneXD gta yes
Whoever that thinks a hot hair blower in your face is A/C is a complete idiot.
Zach: It'll be an e a s y install!
Every episode, 8 hours later: *Nah.*
Was this one not easy tho?
Everyone goes on about how easy oil coolers are. I must be the only person in the world that have found oil coolers is an incredibly expensive and complicated experience. Doing my custom auto trans was way quicker, easier, and someways cheaper, and that wasn't quick, easy, or cheap install.
Purchased a 1978 Plymouth Fury a long time ago. Was a retired NC State interceptor. That car had every kind of cooler imaginable. Even the power steering had a cooler on it
"Is an oil cooler worth it?"
Me with an aircooled bug: "yes" 👀
Lucky lucky
Me and my Citroën agree as well
Then it's gonna be oil cooled? With the oil being cooled then the engine will be cooled also which helps at idle for air cooled engines I guess.
@@Dongzzzzzz yes, originally all aircooled engines are essentially "oil cooled" but sometimes it needed an extra oil cooler, especially since I lived in a tropical country.
@@HNRichard bore and stroke too much and you can’t cool enough to idle around town, been there, done that hahaha
I hadn't laughed as hard as I did to the oil filter/Dixie cup fumble in a long time. As always, thanks for the super fun and informative vids, Zach!
Thanks for the tip about filling the new cooler with oil before installing, you might have saved my 5.0. Just a thought for people with daily sports cars, look at where the oil cooler goes before buying/installing. In this video you can see it is very near the bottom of the car. If you pick up a rock or hit a pothole and you’re not looking at your oil pressure, you’re engine will be toast.
honestly engines can idle without oil just fine given the extremely low load on them, so I don't think it would've killed your car. Also it is important to note the mounting location prior to purchasing, however this particular one mounts higher than the subframe so if anything were to it the cooler and cause damage, you've also damaged your subframe, power steering rack and most likely your radiator too.
Remember, total oil capacity will increase due to this so make note of how much extra oil you need when changing it!
Alternate title: *oil coolers are cool.*
Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!
😳 I never thought about it, but yes, you are correct!
@@revmedia8108 I literally see you everywhere
@@ZSlayer_05 love ya😘😘
@Federal Bureau of Investigation stupid
"Any oil leaking under there?"
"It's a 25 year old MX5, there's always an oil leak"
I was gonna like the comment, but I didn’t want to through off the balance
@@TitusGarage Nice
"science"
or
"130°F is double 65°F"
Pick one.
I just came to comment on that
I bet most people don’t understand this lmao
Yup. ~525°R to ~590°R, or ~12.4% hotter.
I dont get it
@Munshat Rahman quick google search spit out Rankine
"You shouldn't beat on your car until your oil is over 150f"
Floridabois: It's never below that
"Rookie numbers."
*Laughs in Southern Utahn and Arizonian*
Bruh 201F° in Alabama is normal for me 🤣🤣
210°+ turbo engines 😂
Anyone else just re-recommended this video after 3 years?
I watched the whole video and the answer is
*Y E S*
its only been out for 4 minutes
@@buurman2635 speed run
Dunno how you came to that conclusion, they didn't "test" anything other than it not leaking, if you looked back at the "9 grand worth of parts on our miata, was it worth it?" video it was a resounding FUCK NO
@@weegaz22 Call it peace of mind then XD
@@bobwarpath2395 sure, but if i had spent 9 grand on "performance parts" on a car worth about a grand and had no real improvement in time @ the track then I'd be an idiot, that 10 grand total could have bought a decent, fast car in the first place, hell you can pick up a 3.2 Boxster S for less than that where I am, and it would still have resale value a couple of years later when you get bored with it.
cant wait when the "is a turbo in a miata worth it" comes out
Every initial d fan would put a supercharger in or an electric turbo
Man thats gonna be a hard install if he thought a dash board cover was bad. Really a supercharger would be ideal.
I hope it’s a 40+ minute episode like the hilow turbo one.
I like how he shows he has the correct wrench needed to install the fitting, and then does it all with the tape-covered wrench anyway
"Future proofing the car" very wise words. Do the upgrades you need before something brakes and it hurts your car. Thats how I built my car and it runs great and never leaves me sitting. And I have DSM so thats a testament to how true that statement is lol.
crank gon walk right outta the engine lol
Day 17 of asking Nolan to make donuts for the crew
11:40 looks soo tempting to drive
yes, I shall be here until they finally do it lol
Yes
Yes! Im with you bro
I’ll join the petition every video till it happens
Do it
You have to love car guys enginuity. Someone thought, "shit I need to find a way to cool my oil." He came up with a easy and effective way to do it. Found a forum of people who had the exact same problem. Created a premium product, started a business and started selling on said forum. All parts of society should be like this.
7:08 “yeah hell yeah im gunna hold a Dixie cup” immediately has an oil crisis 😂 has to be my favorite donut moment
You know how in auto shows they always do stuff clean and easy? Yeah 😂 at least Zach shows things exactly as they are when you work on your car. Messy and unpredictable, even when you try your best.
Watching that filter removal mishap makes me appreciate the top mounted filter on my Tacoma.
Every 20 deg. F drop in oil temp, effectively doubles oil life.
I installed an oil cooler a Dodge Caravan four cylinder, with an electric cooling fan. It kept the engine running so cool, you could open the radiator cap at after running it in rush hour traffic and it would NOT blow up steam in your face. Not recommended but you get the point.
OK THEN I SAW THAT POP SHUVV!! Anyone else want to see Zach go to the skatepark for a episode!
YES
At 3:10, he says 150° for the oil temperature and my first thought was “wtf that’s way too high!” Then I realized it’s in Fahrenheit lol
Noob
@@RecklessGenesis Nah, he just lives in... literally any country that isn't that United States, Liberia, or Myanmar.
An oil cooler (with a thermostat) is an absolute must for any turbo applications. It's amazing how stable oil temperature stays despite the heat from turbo even on hot days. With all the small turbo engines these days, oil coolers (and transmission coolers) should be standard if one wants to keep the car for a long time.
What kind of oil cooler are you running?
@@mr.bigrigs2059 I run a Setrab stacked cooler for the engine for larger cooling capacity and s smaller tube and fin, Hayden I think, for the automatic transmission. The engine oil cooler serves as insurance if the water cooling fails. And the transmission cooler prevents temperature spikes especially in the hot Summers.
Hey @hyojoonus ive got a 2.0 turbo diesel and was thinking of get a slightly larger radiator and intercooler in place of the stock ones. Would that provide better cooling function over an oil cooler?
@@Ben1010Ten Yes, the larger radiator and intercooler will definitely help. However, understand that radiators cools the water that flows around the cylinder and not necessarily the oil. From my experience, cooling the oil that flows through the engine and the turbocharger using an external cooler helps to keep the engine from feeling sluggish on a hot day. Or, it could be the trans cooler. It’s especially noticeable when climbing mountain passes where oil and trans temps spike without them and the engine would otherwise have no more push. If I could do it again, I’d go plate and fin for both coolers for best cooling.
@@mr.bigrigs2059 amsoil
dis still one of my fave Donut series! have the episodes been getting shorter tho? I hope you give us some longer video's when you do the turbo install. Looking to see the process more in depth than just skipping through it.
I installed one of these on an old Honda B series that I knew I was going to bet the living day lights out of. The oil stayed cool and I was impressed. I'll have to agree 100% with Zach, do this mod before you need it. (:
"every where you look, there's money" I feel you, I'm on my 5 consecutive Infiniti, going from VQ35DE high rev all the way to the VR30 platform, which I'm still riding. On every single VQ the very first bolt on was a thermostatic oil cooler, with the exception of my current Red Sport, keeping fluids at optimum operating temps and pressure is critical no matter the build or who makes it, imo transmission temps typically get ignored by most, I'm a believer in those as well! Cheers!
"I'm Zach and this is money pit, let's chill"
eeeehhh idk about that one
I absolutely love this series. I've always wanted to buy a project car and upgrade it but I didn't have the know-how, also I have like $12. So I love listening to you guys do it and then Miata is coming out great.
Side note, do you realize your playlist for this series is completely backwards? Every time it automatically goes to a new video it goes to the one I just watched instead of to the next one.
Finally, I think this playlist is missing the intercooler upgrade because you referenced it twice but it's not in the playlist
It's been over a year, so I hope you were able to get your own project cat :)
I really miss the early episodes like these and up to speed. The new stuff is still amazing. But episodes like this are great because its just a passionate enthusiast in his garage, sharing his knowledge with other car people. It feels extremely reliable. It's something that anyone could really do. Not everyone can go out and spend the time and money like they do on the other project cars.
“I’m going to hold a Dixie cup under it” *oil filter goes flying off* LMAOOOO 😭
“Do you live in a warm place like California?” *laughs in Canadian*
Can't stand the sound...
*Laughs In Nevada desert*
Laughs In Texan
Laughs in Floridian
Laughs in Arizonian
As someone who couldn't care less about cars I've become a fricking fan of this show, I have binged all the episodes within two days whilst.... "working", please keep on going, I love it!
We had an MG B at work a year ago. There was an oil cooler in it, except for some reason it came half side braided line, half oil hose with hose clamps. After we did the engine rebuild the boss had a lap and was happy. The owner paid, drove off and must've hit some hella RPM on the freeway (twin webbers) because the basic bitch hose came off and ran him dry. Didn't take long for a second rebuilt (only needed main bearings) but we had the cooler feed system upgraded to both new braided hose.
I kind of feel like Zach needs to say, “alright alright alright”, in order to truly make these videos complete.
Good presenter. Clear, concise and funny too.
The location of that cooler is lower than the oil pan. This means that now when you change your oil there will be dirty oil left over inside the cooler that won't drain.
Not just that, it’s exposed to road debris. One good puncture and you can say goodbye to your engine.
@@brianshorey yeah, I was thinking it was bad for ground clearance, they should ship a skid with it.
@@brianshorey i was expecting some sort of protection plate. All i can think of now is one rock hitting thr radiator and oil leak
@@brianshorey Along with the fact that it’s an angle so airflow won’t be nearly as good
Yeah that's common for oil coolers to trap some amount of oil that you can't easily drain during an oil change. Good news is that it's not a large amount usually.
You have to remember that when you do an oil change oil will remain in the cooler unless you drain it. The factory cooler on my car has a Allen head plug for draining. Most owners don't bother to drain the cooler.
It shouldn't have much oil in it and ultimately a fair bit of old oil is left when doing a regular oil change anyway.
I love this series, as a teenager slowly working on my first car this is all super informative and Zach is chill as hell, would love to meet him someday
I'm a very straight man, but one gotta appreciate how pretty this Zach guy really is
Well, as he said... Things are hot and he's not helping :P
That's a little gay. But that's okay.
Sus
yeah but have you ever really looked at Jeremiahs freckles or that self-ironic laugh? :nohomo:
No cap
either there was magical editing or this install actually only took a day
If you know what you do , you can swap an engine in a day 😂
This could have been done in under an hour.
@@johnschwindt3049 then do it in under an hour.
It took me, an experienced mechanic (by myself) 5 hours to swap a fuel pump on a 1999 chevy tahoe
@@johnschwindt3049 i bet you couldn't even do a service in an hour
That's right it does depend on what you have going on. My truck is a 1994 Chevy 1500 4x4. It comes from the factory with an oil cooler. The oil cooler lines fail, OFTEN. The job is a hugely messy operation so I always take it to the shop to have it done. This time I will have him delete the lines completely and plug the holes near the oil filter. I live on the coast of Oregon and don't pull a heavy trailer. This will in no way affect the life of my engine.
Whats better than an intercooler?
Intercoolest
I'll see myself out
That's what we taught in school ....right
Thank you for this kind of content, i learn every vlog that you make guys. ♥️🔥From PH🇵🇭
I had a 92 corrado vr6 stock! I had some overheat issues due to the small radiator, I installed an oil cooler and that helps the engine a lot!!!
“Now let’s heat this oil up by placing it in the sun.”
Me: *cries in Pacific Northwest*
Confused in India
Questioning what is sun from uk
Although not horrible advice, The cooler will fill automatically as the t-stat in the adapter allows for approximately 10% oil flow to the cooler at all times... even when cold so it will fill up without the need to pre-fill the cooler during installation.
Oil coolers with thermostatically controlled sandwich adapters are GREAT mods!
Thank you for mentioning the Thermostat as to many low cost kits out their do not provide this vital component for oil coolers to function properly and many people unknowingly are just damaging their engines internals.
Exactly.
I live in a hot climate but we do get the occasional cold snap over winter.
So middle of summer, a fully open cooler probably isn't going to damage my engine but in winter, on those particularly cold days, it might not even get hot if it's a short drive - so very bad for the engine.
2:44 My friend had that problem once, apparently every 3/10 men......
"Turbo it as soon as I can" YAH OK BUD
He needs to fix his Cooling issue before he packs tons of heat into the engine from the turbo. But I'm getting sick of not hearing the spool as well.
hes obviously prepping the car for it smh
He's definitely playing it safe. If we recall...the hi-lo story arc was a shit show when it came to the turbos. Basically just threw them on the car and dealt with problems after the fact.
@@juvedoo99 100% even though this build is taking a while, it’s definitely by far, my favorite show from donut
Something tells me he waiting on the discontinued flying miata turbo kit.
‘Things are hot and I’m not helping’ so true 😍
6:43 that Goodyear blimp tho....
after watching this im kinda considering adding a oil cooler to my motorcycle since it seems to over heat in traffic during the summer
from personal experience, oil coolers are AMAZING. i’m in a 233whp turbo brz and before i had the oil cooler on i could only go 5-10 pulls before i was around 240*f oil temp. and that was in the winter. summer was god awful, a couple pulls and that’s that. since the oil cooler, my oil STRUGGLES to get over 220*f. huge help, allows me to pull all day long. not to mention highway drives. (230-240 if cruise set to 85 dropped to consistent 210)
Guy: This stupid little Miata.
The Miata: Eh-?! Baka!
Weeeb
The miata was not a car... But an tsundere.
@@jeeezj4651 its a car not a fucking person
@@Sol_Creations06 I've watched enough Cars to know they can be both
@@Alucard-gt1zf tsundere means character development.
we’re getting closer to the spooly bois
Viscosity is a good word to incorporate into your vocabulary when explaining this very topic "oil".😊
When you realize that Donut gets a tax write-off for the Miata, and every part installed.
Good? The content is great, informative and fun, so I'm all for their tax write-offs
and ad money? and youtube money? worth it.
“Things are hot and I’m not helping.” 😂
It definitely helps or is needed on highly turbocharged cars. My Buick grand national definitely needed one. An upgraded aluminum radiator with a lower temperature thermostat helped a lot too. Could run higher boost without knock.
in his head * please don’t make a mess*
oil: watch me
To the 1 person that’ll read this: *you’re cool and adorable stay safe*
Thank you, you as well my friend!
Thanks
Awww stop it!!!🤗🤗
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"Things are hot and I am not helping it!"
Yup I love this!
Here's one: power steering cooler. Ford felt that one was needed on an E150.
If you are doing rock crawling or serious offroading, I would recommend one.
Even a hoop in the oil return line can do wonders, it's unbelievable how much compression hikes temperatures and can cause wear and tear
I want more series like this and hi low i love watching them actually work on cars and mod them
0:20 that oil pouring technique is appaling
that look on his face when he sees a random "important looking" nut laying on the garage floor... yeaaah, we all know THAT look!