Oil Filter Cooler
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Oil Filter Cooler
Since we are having so much fun in the oil filter magnet thread, I thought we should also talk about these oil filter coolers:http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...34&prmenbr=361
Anyone tried one? It would be particularly useful to hear from someone who also has an oil temperature gauge to see if it is a significant effect.
Anyone tried one? It would be particularly useful to hear from someone who also has an oil temperature gauge to see if it is a significant effect.
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TP, I would associate this type of cooler with snake oil. Before trying anything like this it is important to know the operating range of the oil that you have in your engine. Most of the time it will mirror your temp gauge but in pulling a trailer or a long uphill climb, temps can go into the 260-265 range. It is possible, but not likely that it will get any hotter. Does this create problems? If you are using a decent oil-No. HT/HS rating are given on all oils. The tempature at which the test is run is at the engineers agreed upon max temp your engine oil will ever see and that is 302F. This is where they separate the good, bad, and the ugly. Most oils will survive easily at or below the 260-265 range. Should you desire an oil cooler, I would suggest a small radiator style with a thermostat. You can run oil too cool and it will sludge and not be able to "cook" off the contaminants.
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Get a good infrared laser thermometer and play around with it . . . I use one to check the thermostat housing to determine the temp that the stat starts opening, brake temps etc. It would probably work on the oil filter case also.
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TallPaul: If you want a simple and effective cooler, get the oil cooler used by Ford on their police cars. It goes between the block and filter and uses the coolant for cooling. It connects to the heater hose returning to the engine. I'll post part #'s tomorrow.
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Originally posted by old farmer
TallPaul: If you want a simple and effective cooler, get the oil cooler used by Ford on their police cars. It goes between the block and filter and uses the coolant for cooling. It connects to the heater hose returning to the engine. I'll post part #'s tomorrow.
TallPaul: If you want a simple and effective cooler, get the oil cooler used by Ford on their police cars. It goes between the block and filter and uses the coolant for cooling. It connects to the heater hose returning to the engine. I'll post part #'s tomorrow.
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Hello old farmer...I have this type of oil cooler on my 1996 explorer 5.0 v8 engine block. Am in the process of swapping out the power steering rack and find the filter/cooler is still in the way even after lifting the engine up and inch or so. Figured the only way to get the rack out now was to remove the filter/cooler. Just doing a bit of checking around to see what this setup was about and what replacement gasket I will need. An earlier post by Racerguy outlines the removal and installation in detail. Look forward to your part numbers.
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