Oil cooler for 1170

[berty]

Hi all - been a long time . 

So without spending £300 - can anyone recommend an oil cooler to suit my 1170 et . I have a 1150 cooler kicking around but it looks a bit small  for the job . 

I have the correct cover to suit oil re-routing from front of engine etc etc . 

 

 

[neil w]

A few years ago on my 1170 kat I bought a Mocal 13 row full width cooler from a local MGB specialist for about £45 to £50 ,  had to make up suitably strong but rubber  mounted brackets and then buy the correct goodridge stainless lines  and fittings but I think all in not including the EFE oild filter cover it was just over £120.

At the time Suzuki specialists were charging more than  twice that for an identical kit

Can post pics if you want

Edited March 22, 2017 by neil w

[neil w]

Here you go

[neil w]

Upper and lower brackets are made with aluminium angle and were drilled so as not to block air flow to the head ,using a car type cooler you need to use lengths of aluminium spacer  tube as on picture one and two  to prevent the mountings crushing down when tightened up.

 

Just checked up and the cooler and mounts have now been on the bike for well over 10 years with no problems or leaks and the added benefit of running an extra 1.5 litres of oil in the system. My mounts make sure that anywhere the cooler is mounted it is sitting on rubber cushions and never touches any of the bracketry

If fitting one I would recommend uprating the oil pump gears (gs750) just to up the volume of oil flowing around the system

[Gixer1460]

Pointing out that it's a 9 row and not a 13 would be unbelievably picky....................so I won't LOL!

[dixiethedog]

I have not had a look on the usual auction site to compare, but Ive bought from this site with good result's.

https://www.aliexpress.com/premium/oil-cooler-13-row.html?ltype=wholesale&d=y&origin=y&isViewCP=y&spm=2114.01020208.0.0.QTpHBb&site=glo&g=y&SortType=price_asc&SearchText=oil+cooler+13+row&tc=ppc&initiative_id=AS_20170322090348&blanktest=0

For my fitting's and hoses I usually buy from Torques UK.

http://stores.Eblag.co.uk/Torques-U-K

I think with some alloy bracket's and bit's from anywhere above you could do the job for not a lot of money!

[neil w]

Oops sorry it is actually a  Mocal 10 row , I checked the bills and remember that I exchanged the 13 row cooler for a 10 row one prior to fitting as the 10 row one  fits within the height of the katana  fairing side wings without needing to trim the plastic (the 13 row would have needed me to cut the panels)

[berty]

some great advice I recon . And v useful pictures .  Big thanks