Do oil coolers actually work?

Oil coolers extend the life of your vehicle’s engine and reduce the chance of overheating under extreme conditions. For example, if you haul a trailer uphill for long distances, then chances are that your engine works at maximum capacity for a long time. This creates a lot of heat that needs a way to dissipate.

Do oil coolers add horsepower?

What’s really nifty is that any heat relieved by an oil cooler is relatable to some amount of horsepower that is not lost as waste heat in the engine. Beals said the rule of thumb is 1 horsepower equals 2,544 BTU per hour.

What is the function of a oil cooler?

An oil cooler is a separate, smaller radiator to an engine’s main radiator, which maintains an oil supply at a consistent, optimal temperature. Its purpose is to cool the oil passing through the coils, thus improving the engine and the transmission’s lifetime. They are situated in front of an engine’s cooling system.

Will oil cooler lower engine temp?

An oil cooler like # D15604 should provide you with a drop in your water temperatures. Most likely it would be a drop between 10-20 degrees but it really depends on the vehicle and how much airflow the cooler gets.

Why do oil coolers fail?

Over time the gasket can fail due to age and everyday use. Defective components can come into play. Oil cooler gaskets can be defective directly from the factory. Loose seals can cause leaks.

What size oil cooler do I need?

Each factor plays a role in deciding which cooler best fits your requirements. A basic rule of thumb is to add as big of an oil cooler as can fit in the available space that receives good airflow, and then add a thermostat so that the oil can be kept in the proper temperature range.

Can oil cooler cause overheating?

Coolant flows through (or around) the coils or tubes, but has no contact with the oil. When an oil cooler fails, it can force all the coolant out of the engine and raise the risk of an overheated engine, which may lead to possible engine damage.

Does engine oil cooler pros and cons?

Advantages and Disadvantages of Oil Cooler

  • Advantages: Below are the benefits of oil cooler in an internal combustion engine:
  • Disadvantages:
  • Leakage of the oil cooler adapter:
  • Oil in the cooling system:
  • Leakage of engine coolant from oil cooler:
  • Coolant in the oil:
  • Bad thermostat:

How hot is too hot for engine oil?

A quality conventional motor oil will tolerate oil sump temperatures of up to 250 degrees, but starts breaking down over 275 degrees. The traditional approach is to try to hold oil temperatures between 230 and 260 degrees.

What kind of oil cooler does ExoTech offer?

With over 25 years combined working experience with the OLAER / OILTECH Group we know their oil cooler (heat exchanger range) whether you have an old SQ, ECO to the latest 3 rd generation L series oil cooler Exotech can size and answer any of your technical questions.

Why choose our range of oil coolers?

Our range of oil coolers we can offer optimum efficiency and a longer operational life for the plant. Take advantage of the opportunity and let one of our specialists evaluate your plant. An under-sized cooling capacity produces a temperature balance that is too high.

Why choose Oiltech?

OILTECH traditionally provides a wide variety of services to a large number of companies ranging from Oil Major to EPC Contractors. Process Design of Oil & Gas transportation systems, pipelines, compression stations and pumping units are a substantial market for OILTECH that completed many projects in this sector.

Which way should an oil cooler face?

Ideally, an oil cooler should face directly into the oncoming air stream and, just as important, should provide a proper exhaust path from the rear of the heat exchanger. If you need a cooling fan, it’s better to pull air than push it.