Oil to water coolers

[jade]

Hi could anyone please advise on the best location to plum a oil to water cooler in i was thinking of using my aux rad take offs any thoughts

Regards

[Jamo]

You can't use your aux rad top point as the aux rad takes hot coolant from the top of rad.

You need to take cooler coolant from the bottom of the rad i.e the bottom hose, but then this is a tee and after speaking to Mocal about these you need to flow ideal all coolant throw the oil to water cooler.

[Keeper of The Kitten]

Bear in mind that any oil to water heat exchanger will increase the water temperature, ideally oil to air cooling would be a better solution if water cooling is marginal - which it might be at the hottest times in Spain.

[Keeper of The Kitten]

(I see you're already using a large oil cooler!)

[Jamo]

Bear in mind that any oil to water heat exchanger will increase the water temperature, ideally oil to air cooling would be a better solution if water cooling is marginal - which it might be at the hottest times in Spain.

Yes but not as much as you think

I'm doing this, Terrybullwon was with me i've done all the research and it's better than air to oil

Especially heating the oil to operating temp quicker is a big benefit.

[Keeper of The Kitten]

In that case - go ahead!

[johne]

You need to put it in the heater circuit. That way you get the benefit of flow all the time including in the warm up phase to help speed the oil warm up.

In their time, Golfs and Metros were fitted with oil/water coolers that fitted between the oil filter and the oil filter housing and would end up extending the oil filter downwards by approx 100mm.

I have one on my mini, great item.

John

[jade]

You need to put it in the heater circuit. That way you get the benefit of flow all the time including in the warm up phase to help speed the oil warm up.

In their time, Golfs and Metros were fitted with oil/water coolers that fitted between the oil filter and the oil filter housing and would end up extending the oil filter downwards by approx 100mm.

I have one on my mini, great item.

John

Plumbing it between the small metal pipe that comes of the thermostat to the rubber heater hose with bleed screw in is that what you are recommending

[Jamo]

Plumbing it between the small metal pipe that comes of the thermostat to the rubber heater hose with bleed screw in is that what you are recommending

I never thought of there, genius

[jade]

i WILL LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE MORE, BUT THAT LOOKS LIKE THE PLACE IT,S GOING THEN

[dimo61]

on AAN .......

[johne]

Plumbing it between the small metal pipe that comes of the thermostat to the rubber heater hose with bleed screw in is that what you are recommending

Yep, exactly there

John

[jade]

Thinking about the installation of the oil cooler & the way it will work

That is at start up it will help to warm oil to operating temperature.

I would think to take advantage of this it will be necessary to remove the oil thermostat control from the oil filter housing so this is not restricting oil flow when the engine is cold.

[Jamo]

Thinking about the installation of the oil cooler & the way it will work

That is at start up it will help to warm oil to operating temperature.

I would think to take advantage of this it will be necessary to remove the oil thermostat control from the oil filter housing so this is not restricting oil flow when the engine is cold.

Yep, that's what Mocal said

[jade]

Yep, that's what Mocal said

Well looks like i,m on the right track then