will121
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 08:59 PM |
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whats maximum zetec oil temperature?
what is the maximum recommended oil temperature for a zetec, im running 5-30 fully sythetic oil without a oil cooler, but on a recent track day was
running 120degC which seems high but have heard zetec like higher temperatures.
thinking of fitting a oil cooller matrix or try a water/oil cooler base which fits before filter as
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 09:14 PM |
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What did your water temps get upto?
The only reason i ask is that vdub corrado (i know its not the same) had a water oil cooler and the oil was 10deg warmer than the water all the
time(had a dig gauge on the dash for oil temp), i would reg get 110 deg water temp and the oil would sit at 120 and so if your hitting those sort of
water temps that type of cooler will give you oil temps as above (ish)
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will121
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 09:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
What did your water temps get upto?
The only reason i ask is that vdub corrado (i know its not the same) had a water oil cooler and the oil was 10deg warmer than the water all the
time(had a dig gauge on the dash for oil temp), i would reg get 110 deg water temp and the oil would sit at 120 and so if your hitting those sort of
water temps that type of cooler will give you oil temps as above (ish)
water temp is on a digital gauge and stayed around 80degC although external air temp was only 3deg!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 09:41 PM |
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120c isn't that high but oil-water heat exchangers are a good idea not only because they cool the oil but because they get the oil up to
working temperature faster.
Generally aim for oil temp 5 to 15c higher than the water temp.
Modern engines are to be designed to run at water temps roughly 90 to 105c controlled by the thermostat and fans.
An oil thermostat is pretty essential with a air-oil cooler, as cold oil kills engines a lot faster than hot oil,
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