I was wondering how much does oil coolers help out your motor?

 

it lower oil temp siginificantly if used properly (which can be associated with good engine conditions) but you will never really reap any major tangable results from this... nothing thats not going to be debateable, besides the temp. reduction in oil.

 

yea im trying to figure out more ways to cool down my turbo once i put it in

 

I love mine Good if you drive for any distance..

 

it takes extra oil pressure to push the oil thru the cooler.

 

man earl i sure hope my auto meter guage sucks or something cuase idling at 950 rpm im at like 8 oil psi. interstate driving at 4000rpm is 35psi is this about right? i have a turbo...

 

I know this question was to Earl but i on my 6th Gen Accord w/ F-Max kit.. im runnin at the very least 25psi of oil pressure at idle(~1100) and almost 90psi of oil pressure at WOT.. hope that help for reference

 

I'm run around 6-10 psi at idle after driving HARD,
and on the highway criuse, I'm always around 60psi.

In fact, whether it'd be a 35mph cruise, or a 70mph cruise, oil pressure is at 60-70.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoostedH23a1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">man earl i sure hope my auto meter guage sucks or something cuase idling at 950 rpm im at like 8 oil psi. interstate driving at 4000rpm is 35psi is this about right? i have a turbo...</TD></TR></TABLE>Sounds too low to me. By any chance did you bottom out your car and dent the bottom of the oil pan?
If not, sometimes a highly restrictive cooler can hurt oil pressure quite a bit. I would try bypassing the cooler and see what it does to your pressure. Let us know if you try that. It would be interesting to see.

 

Oil cooler are just like intercoolers... Some flow REALLY well, but don't cool that well... Some flow poorly, but cool really well...
Flow vs cooling
line and tube size vs size on core.

An oil cooler between your motor and your turbo isn't going to do anything but extend the life of your turbo, and it reduces oil presure going to your turbo.
If you have a $200 used turbo, then I wouldn't use on unless you have a problem with oil "blowing by" the seals in the turbo..
IF you have a $1000 ball-bearing turbo, I'd get a cooler...

The oil cooler kits that are used between the oil filter and filter neck are too expensive for me..
$300 oil cooler, or get another $300 motor... The D is cheap...
I'd get an oil cooler for a $5000 ITR motor...

 

I would NEVER put an oil cooler inline with my turbo. I dident even know thay made one for that small of a line?? The B&M Cooler I have cost me 120$ and also relocated my oil filter I havent seen any big loses in oil preasure here but im shure the pump is working hard...HeHe

 

Putting a cooler on is NOT the proper way to drop oil pressure to your turbo. It effects the pressure to the whole engine.

 

I think if your not satying at 5-7k rpm over an extended period of time, i think it's not needed. Otherwise it's just another place where you will be concerned about oil leaks. That's just what i think tho.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by earl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Putting a cooler on is NOT the proper way to drop oil pressure to your turbo.</TD></TR></TABLE> What are you talking about? Who would want to drop oil pressure to the turbo? That is the stupidist thing I have ever heard.

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Naturly

 

Actuly I was thinking about switching to an ITR - Watercooled Type for my road trips. What yal think?

 

im not sure how that would work but... it might could happen