oil cooler
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Burning Brakes
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oil cooler
How and where do you connect an oil cooler? My son has one laying around that he's not using and I thought maybe I can adapt it to work on the vette. My oil temp goes from 220 to above 250.
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Yep, this is what it looks like in place before the filter is threaded on.
I have not mounted the cooler itself yet but I will likely place it in front of the radiator on the driver's side lower corner. Something small.
Melting Slicks
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I installed a B & M stack type cooler on my 92 with a remote oil filter using braided steel lines. It really cools the oil below 200. Too much in the winter mos. I mounted my cooler behind the fans and it still does a great job.
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I've always been of the opinion that oil coolers can be "cool" on a street car and will certainly give it the race car look. They will usually do an adequate job of lowering your oil temp, some better than others, and will very often add additional capacity to your oiling system without having to change oil pans.
If you do add a cooler, consideration should be given to adding a bypass thermostat to the system, especially for those in colder climates as you will want the oil to come up to operating temp as quickly as possible. Without a thermostat, in colder climates, some will not reach an adequate operating temp at all.
As you might have guessed, I like external oil coolers, but one option you might consider if you just want to lower the oil temp is try switching to a full synthetic oil, if you have not already. If you are using a synthetic, 250 degrees is not too high at all.
Good luck... GUSTO
If you do add a cooler, consideration should be given to adding a bypass thermostat to the system, especially for those in colder climates as you will want the oil to come up to operating temp as quickly as possible. Without a thermostat, in colder climates, some will not reach an adequate operating temp at all.
As you might have guessed, I like external oil coolers, but one option you might consider if you just want to lower the oil temp is try switching to a full synthetic oil, if you have not already. If you are using a synthetic, 250 degrees is not too high at all.
Good luck... GUSTO
Melting Slicks
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250 is not too high, although it is above where mine runs unless I'm cruising at over 100mph in hot weather. I use a 180 degree thermostat, redline water wetter without antifreeze (Florida is great) and full synthetic oil, so my car may just run cooler.
But my real point is this: if your oil is hotter than it should be, find the reason and correct it! You're car was designed to run at the correct temp without an external oil cooler. Unless you have modified the engine in some way that causes high oil temps, the solution is not an oil cooler, it is finding the problem and fixing it
. God bless, Sensei
But my real point is this: if your oil is hotter than it should be, find the reason and correct it! You're car was designed to run at the correct temp without an external oil cooler. Unless you have modified the engine in some way that causes high oil temps, the solution is not an oil cooler, it is finding the problem and fixing it
. God bless, Sensei
