Russ writes:
> Hardly. The function of an oil cooler is cooling oil, to keep its
> viscosity up, not to cool the engine.
I have read in several books that oil contributes to about 30% of the cooling
for a water-cooled engine (higher for an air-cooled engine). Therefore
having an oil cooler will help with engine cooling.
This is escpecially true in a high performance arena. From personal experience
I have noticed a drop in water temperature after fitment of a bigger oil cooler
to both by pro-rally cars.
gerry
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