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Oil Temp
What temp should the oil run in normal driving?
I don't have my Cobra on the road and was just wondering if I should put a T-stat control valve in the lines or just run it continuously. I plan on driving year round in Maryland. 90*F summers and 30* winters. Thanks Tony |
Mine runs very close to my water temp which has been consistantly 180. During some race situations in the summer months my oil temp will run around 200 degrees for the last few minutes of a session.
Clois |
Same here, oil temp mirrors water temp. Only difference is in cooler weather it takes longer to get oil temps up.
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Tony:
Several threads in the past on oil temp. and oil coolers. A search should net you a number of discussions. On a basic level you want your oil to get hot enough to outgas some of the contaminants that accumulate and evaporate any moisture that has condensed in the oil due to heating and cooling. This equates to about 210 degrees. Oil coolers used on street cars tend to keep the oil too cool so a number of people are running thermostats on their coolers to keep the temperatures up to the point they need. DonC |
Although not on an FE I am considering installing a thermostat in my oiling system but question (?) the volume of oil they can safely flow. I have only been able to find Canton, Perma-cool, and Mocal. What others are out there? I am unable to use a sandwich type due to space available, so it must be an inline type. As an alternative, I have been looking at some manually controlled diverter/bypass valves that could be plumbed and effectively bypass the cooler until proper temps are reached. Maybe I'm thinking too hard about this. The Jury is still out. Opinions please.
Thanks Rick http://www.crracing.com/racinginc/bpvalve.html |
The oil temp on CSX 2252 runs about 220 degrees on a warm day of 90 degrees outside, with the water temp at 185 degrees. On a cooler day, say 65 degrees outside, the oil temp is at 200 degrees and water temp is 160 degrees. This Cobra has no oil cooler installed, just an electric fan (15 inch). The wimpy, single blade original fan I took off and put it on the shelf. It's basically useless in Arizona!
Bill:LOL: |
Rick, the diverter valve is an interesting idea...My Mocal cooler thermostat opens about 175 indicated, too cool for my liking. I would like it to be 210+, wondering if I could just replace it with a valve. Anyone know if Mocal sells a t-stat with a higher opening point, and how the heck would you change them out?
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Tony:
Be careful about running heavy oil (20w-50) through an oil cooler especially on cool days. The cooler is really for show on the street. If you insist on running the cooler all the time consider using lighter oil. Measure the temperature before it goes through the cooler. Bob |
Ck out Hardin Marine....
They make the best oil thermostat on the market, and I've tried them all. Opens at 212 deg. and has large passages that don't restrict flow.
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SFfiredog,
Is this what you are speaking of? Rick http://www.hardin-marine.com/new-pro...thermostat.htm |
I've had my 427 sideoiler for 3 weeks and here's another thing I don't know about except both my oil and water temperature are too low. I drove my car about 100 miles today on the freeway including, stop and go for several miles, after 70mph for 20 miles. Also drove it around town. Highest temps I saw all day in the stop and go - 90C oil, 70C water. Running open on the freeway 2200rpm in 5th 80C oil, 60C water. Seems obvious that the water thermostat is non-existant or stuck open. Solutions experts? Will a functioning 180 water thermostat keep my oil temp high enough. The oil thermostats you've been discussing sound good. This car will be mostly street driven with occasional open track time.
Bill |
Thanks to all for the good information.
Tony |
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