Oil Cooler Options For 865 Twin

Has anybody found an alternative oil cooler for the 865 twins? My OEM cooler has sprung a leak and a new one is nearly £500, or £150 for absolute tat on eBay, so I'm casting around for options.

Suggestions (polite) welcome

 

Have you tried looking at repairing it? How about Exeter radiators on the Marsh Barton? Their website mentions oil cooler repairs and motorcycles.

Must be worth a phone call or visit.

 

Good shout, that! I agree. I think they used to advertise, locally, repairs to all radiators.

 

Yes, I'm in touch with them so will see what they say.......

 

Exeter Radiators replied very quickly but not good news - ali cooler can't be repaired. They offer a rebuild service but it ain't cheap and frankly sounds like overkill for an engine which apparently barely needs a cooler!

So back to my original question - anybody found other options?

 

Have you pressure tested it to identify the suspect area?
If so pop up a photo.

 

No, the leak was very obvious.

 

A photo may lead to people offering options and solutions?

 

Thanks for the thought, after contacting Exeter Radiators and my local mechanic taking a look I bought a replacement from Motorcycle Recycle. Finally got round to fitting it last week, all good.

 

I've welded and modified a few aluminium radiators over the years but with a leak it all depends on the location.
Make sure the new one is mounted correctly and not just bolted up subjecting it to tension or vibration.

 

Thanks for the tip - the replacement cooler is from another later model on which Triumph moved the location of the bosses for some reason so I made adapters which are also rubber mounted so plenty of insulation!

 

Thanks for the tip - the replacement cooler is from another later model on which Triumph moved the location of the bosses for some reason so I made adapters which are also rubber mounted so plenty of insulation!