Blocking Air Flow to Oil Cooler

[lineslinger]

Thermostat mounted

[Dominik]

What a great idea to cover the cooler with the number plate!

I agree, you shouldn't need an oil cooler for street use, a heat exchanger would be the better idea - unless you live in Germany where street use means 5000+ rpm on the highway frequently.

Where do you measure your oil temp? The sensor should be in the sump.

Dom

[Pete Munroe]

Lineslinger,

What brand is the thermostat sandwich plate you are using?

Do you have another photo showing the plumbing after all the oil lines into, out of the engine, remote filter mount and oil cooler were set up?

Dominik,

The oil temp sensor on my car is on the front of the Aviad oil pan.

My friends Backdraft setup has the oil temp sensor on the oil line coming out of the filter and then into the heat exchanger.

thanks

Originally Posted by lineslinger

Thermostat mounted

[Dominik]

Good, the sensor should be in the sump. You want to "estimate" the oil temp when it leaves the bearings.

There is a most valuable chart on Randall's site:

http://www.performanceunlimited.com/
http://performanceunlimited.com/docu...tempguide.html

Note:
Engine oil temp is typically 75F hotter at the bearings than in the sump!
Bearings burn out at 375F (300F in the sump)

Dom

[lineslinger]

Originally Posted by Pete Munroe

Lineslinger,

What brand is the thermostat sandwich plate you are using?

Do you have another photo showing the plumbing after all the oil lines into, out of the engine, remote filter mount and oil cooler were set up?

The brand of thermostat is a Mocal model #SP1T. This one only opens if the oil temp exceeds 220 degrees. The plumbing is straight forward. I do not use a remote adapter but I do use a System 1 reusable filter. The oil circulates through its normal channels in the engine. If oil temps. exceed 220 the thermostat opens partially, depending on temp., to help maintain it at 200 - 220 degrees but not exceeding the 220 limit.

Take a look at this link posted by RedBarchetta last year, its a good overview.

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/arch...p?t-77477.html