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12-02-2017, 10:23 AM
steviewevie That should suit you fine Dimis. And it's fine for cars that spend their life on a racetrack. But guys in the UK - I'd be a bit careful about oil coolers like that. When the weather gets cold (not so much of a problem for Dimis !), your oil will take a lot longer to warm up, therefore the engine won't be working quite so efficiently and the oil may not be doing as good a job as usual (depending on the quality/viscosity of your oil).
You can get an "oilstat", basically a thermostat, which ensures that the oil only goes to the cooler when it gets to a certain temperature, but the sort of setup you find on eBay usually doesn't have one.
Would you run your engine without a thermostat ? It would take a long time for the coolant to warm up if you did.
I am thinking to fit also a thermostat, but if i do not fit one i do not think i will have a major problem. The weather in Greece is not very cold. This year the lowest temperature in Athens was 11C and today the temperature was 20C and shinny. I bought the oil cooler basically for the summer time. The temperatures in summer reach around 40C. Usually in June the temp is around 34 and in August 35-40C and the weather starts to get cold at end of October!
LEXUS IS200 - The most fun car to go sideways
steviewevie That should suit you fine Dimis. And it's fine for cars that spend their life on a racetrack. But guys in the UK - I'd be a bit careful about oil coolers like that. When the weather gets cold (not so much of a problem for Dimis !), your oil will take a lot longer to warm up, therefore the engine won't be working quite so efficiently and the oil may not be doing as good a job as usual (depending on the quality/viscosity of your oil).
You can get an "oilstat", basically a thermostat, which ensures that the oil only goes to the cooler when it gets to a certain temperature, but the sort of setup you find on eBay usually doesn't have one.
Would you run your engine without a thermostat ? It would take a long time for the coolant to warm up if you did.
I am thinking to fit also a thermostat, but if i do not fit one i do not think i will have a major problem. The weather in Greece is not very cold. This year the lowest temperature in Athens was 11C and today the temperature was 20C and shinny. I bought the oil cooler basically for the summer time. The temperatures in summer reach around 40C. Usually in June the temp is around 34 and in August 35-40C and the weather starts to get cold at end of October!
LEXUS IS200 - The most fun car to go sideways
12-02-2017, 11:12 AM
russelllinn
12-02-2017, 11:12 AM #482O for weather like yours, I think it will suit your needs then Dimis and you will be able to hit the bends fast and not worry so much about the heat :thumbup1:
12-02-2017, 01:12 PM
steviewevie That should suit you fine Dimis. And it's fine for cars that spend their life on a racetrack. But guys in the UK - I'd be a bit careful about oil coolers like that. When the weather gets cold (not so much of a problem for Dimis !), your oil will take a lot longer to warm up, therefore the engine won't be working quite so efficiently and the oil may not be doing as good a job as usual (depending on the quality/viscosity of your oil).
You can get an "oilstat", basically a thermostat, which ensures that the oil only goes to the cooler when it gets to a certain temperature, but the sort of setup you find on eBay usually doesn't have one.
Would you run your engine without a thermostat ? It would take a long time for the coolant to warm up if you did.
I just found out that the Mocal Oil Cooler Sandwich plate has a built in thermostat, so i do not need to get one! :thumbup:
Edited 26-03-2010, 10:53 PM by dimis.
LEXUS IS200 - The most fun car to go sideways
steviewevie That should suit you fine Dimis. And it's fine for cars that spend their life on a racetrack. But guys in the UK - I'd be a bit careful about oil coolers like that. When the weather gets cold (not so much of a problem for Dimis !), your oil will take a lot longer to warm up, therefore the engine won't be working quite so efficiently and the oil may not be doing as good a job as usual (depending on the quality/viscosity of your oil).
You can get an "oilstat", basically a thermostat, which ensures that the oil only goes to the cooler when it gets to a certain temperature, but the sort of setup you find on eBay usually doesn't have one.
Would you run your engine without a thermostat ? It would take a long time for the coolant to warm up if you did.
I just found out that the Mocal Oil Cooler Sandwich plate has a built in thermostat, so i do not need to get one! :thumbup:
LEXUS IS200 - The most fun car to go sideways
12-02-2017, 01:18 PM
It has a mechanical thermostat already built in at the side of the adaptor
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12-02-2017, 01:18 PM #485Was just about to say that as i have the same one, (different sized cooler though).
It has a mechanical thermostat already built in at the side of the adaptor
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12-02-2017, 01:19 PM
Sparkystav Was just about to say that as i have the same one, (different sized cooler though).
It has a mechanical thermostat already built in at the side of the adaptor
Thanks for the information mate. :thumbup:
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Sparkystav Was just about to say that as i have the same one, (different sized cooler though).
It has a mechanical thermostat already built in at the side of the adaptor
Thanks for the information mate. :thumbup:
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12-02-2017, 11:23 PM
As I said before though, for Greece it's really not going to make any difference whether you have one or not though ! :biggrin:
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steviewevie
12-02-2017, 11:23 PM #487Some of Mocal's sandwich plates come with thermostats, and some don't. They cost a fair bit more with thermostats built in.
As I said before though, for Greece it's really not going to make any difference whether you have one or not though ! :biggrin:
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13-02-2017, 06:47 AM
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
steviewevie
13-02-2017, 06:47 AM #489That sort of size of oil cooler is only going to hold about 0.2 litres of oil. So I doubt you'll need to add very much, if any.
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13-02-2017, 07:12 AM
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13-02-2017, 07:12 AM #490Would it be worth running the car for a minuet to allow the oil to run around the system, then check.
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