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Oil Cooler Basics
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I thought that if we covered the basics, you’d get the main idea of what it is – which is all you really need.
Do you have any sort of oil cooler in your Rebuilt Auto Engine? Do you know what oil coolers are? Have you ever heard of oil coolers?
I know, that was a lot of questions – sorry for that.
An oil cooler is considered to be a separate and smaller radiator from a Rebuilt Auto Engine‘s main radiator. I’m sure you can get it from different car salvage yards if you’re really set on looking for it and stuff. It’s main job is to maintain an oil supply at a steady and optimal temperature while the car is running. Roughly, when the oil temperatures are lower, it will lengthen the life of both the Rebuilt Auto Engine and the transmission.
The ideal temperature for oil would probably have to be between 180 and 200 Degrees Fahrenheit. You start to experience lack of success with your engine when oil doesn’t have the ability to disperse its collected heat fast enough and exceeds its given threshold. As it slowly but surely starts to break down, oil eventually loses its lubricating, its cooling, and all of its given properties.
Even though there aren’t a lot of your “regular” cars that have this oil cooling system installed, you can get it put in your car if you really want to – you can even buy one for cheap at a number of car salvage yards that are in your local town. There are oil cooling kits available for both manual and automatic transmissions; this means you really have nothing to worry about. In your typical Rebuilt Auto Engine, oil doesn’t only work as a lubricant, it also has the job as acting like a coolant for a whole bunch of parts under the hood. The different parts in your vehicle that are cooled by engine oil include the bearings, crankshafts, and even the car’s pistons.
There can be two main types of engine cooler designs: the tube & fin style and the stacked-plate design. When you have the tube & fin style oil, you’ll know that it’s designed in a way where oil can circulate through the cooler lines (the tubes). As the oil is distributed, the lines then evaporate the heat through the fins. When it comes to the stacked-plate design, the oil is forced through a course of plates while heat is extracted as air moves across those same plates. Since this design is considered to be a lot more passive, it tends to be less effective at cooling the oil compared to the tube and fin style.
One of your typical transmission oil coolers can be pretty essential for those automatic transmissions that are used in a number of high-strain applications; the main reason why is because the lubricating fluid that’s in a transmission heats up with every change of gear. Even though it’s not absolutely necessary for highway driving, oil coolers that are meant for transmissions can easily improve your transmission’s performance and longevity. When your transmission oil ever overheats, you’ll easily notice slower gear shifts, a few worn seals, a lot lower mileage, and eventually, premature failure (uh-oh).
When it comes to stock setup, the transmission fluid is cooled at the same time as heat transfers to the colder coolant engine that surrounds it. If you want the most effectiveness that you can possibly get, you should keep in mind that an oil cooler will work at its best when it’s mounted in front of a stock radiator. So .. make sure that you know where your stock radiator is at.
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2000 Honda VTR1000 VTR 1000 SuperHawk oil cooler line hose set EXCELLENT COND $49.99 |
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2000 Honda VTR1000 VTR 1000 SuperHawk oil cooler radiator EXCELLENT CONDITION $30.99 |
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10 ROW 10-AN ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER $44.88 |
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9 ROW UNIVERSAL ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER $45.88 |
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12 ROW 10-AN ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER $46.88 |
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13 ROW 32MM BLK ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER $48.88 |
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13 ROW 10-AN ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER $49.88 |
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17 ROW 42MM BLK ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER $59.88 |
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30 ROW ALUMINUM SILVER ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER $68.88 |
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7 ROW 10AN BLUE ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $143.88 |
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10 ROW 10-AN ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $144.88 |
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9 ROW UNIVERSAL ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $145.88 |
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12 ROW 10-AN ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $146.88 |
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13 ROW 10-AN ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $149.88 |
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13 ROW 32MM BLK ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $148.88 |
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17 ROW 32MM BLK ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $156.88 |
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17 ROW 42MM BLK ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $158.88 |
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30 ROW ALUMINUM ENGINE OIL COOLER+FILTER RELOCATION KIT $168.88 |
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UNIVERSAL 11-ROW 10AN FULL LIGHT ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER BLUE $46.98 |
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Automatic Transmission Cooler, Hayden Transmission Oil Coolers [OC-1403] $29.95 |
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UNIVERSAL 11-ROW ALUMINUM ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER+RELOCATION KIT BLUE $159.98 |
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BMW R1100 RS Oil Cooler $80.00 |
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Aprilia RSV1000R Factory RSV 1000 04 Engine Oil Coolers $129.99 |
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BMW O-Ring Auto Transmission Oil Cooler 2 Radiator (x2 o-rings) gaskets $14.90 |
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2001 Honda 400 EX 400EX Oil Cooler $35.99 |
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Oil Cooler Filter Adapter Seal for VW Jetta Beetle Golf $4.74 |
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Aluminum Oil Filter Cooler Sandwich Plate Adapter Kit M20x1.5 3/4-16 UNF gold $29.50 |
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Aluminum Oil Filter Cooler Sandwich Plate Adapter Kit M20x1.5 3/4-16 UNF silver $29.50 |
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S49 1997 SUZUKI 16600-19C01 GSX600FV KATANA OIL COOLER STOCK FACTORY OEM $45.00 |
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S48 1997 SUZUKI 16470-19C02 GSX600FV KATANA OIL COOLER HOSE LH STOCK FACTORY OEM $15.00 |
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S47 1997 SUZUKI 16460-19C02 GSX600FV KATANA OIL COOLER HOSE RH STOCK FACTORY OEM $15.00 |
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FLUIDYNE 50MM 10-row Oil Cooler Eclipse Lancer Evo 8 9 $158.40 |
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FLUIDYNE 50MM 10-row Oil Cooler Impreza WRX STI Legacy $158.40 |
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FLUIDYNE 50MM 15-row Oil Cooler Civic Integra RSX S2000 $174.40 |
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FLUIDYNE 50MM 15-row Oil Cooler Impreza WRX STI Legacy $174.40 |
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FLUIDYNE 50MM 20-row Oil Cooler Civic Integra RSX S2000 $206.40 |