In my never-ending quest to try to figure out why my motor is overheating (after backflushing the radiator), I'm looking into possibly replacing the oil cooler, as perhaps it's just got too much build-up?



Places like Advance Auto Parts and what-not only seem to sell add-on coolers, so I'm wondering what my options were. Would I be able to use 2 add-ons as replacements, assuming I could plumb them?

 

Oh, I'm just wondering my options since like buying another one will cost $600 from Mazdatrix

 

there probly air in you cooling system

 

whoah, this the first i've heard of this being a possibility



air in which part? :/

 

did you replace the t-stat?



theres also a t-stat in the oil cooler, vary rare it fails.



also the cooler can be sent out and cleaned



the FC cooler, in the sceme of things is HUGE, posrche people upgrade to the FC cooler

 

No, I haven't replaced either t-stat, and I'm currently running sans t-stat for the non-oil cooler until I can get a suitable replacement (I only run the car for prehaps 10min at a time right now to test stuff)



As for cooler being cleaned and what-not, does that apply to *both* the radiator AND oil cooler?



I'll have to look at the FSM to see where the oil t-stat is and how to check if it's working properly...thanks for this info