Scottish Elises

Hi guys,

does this exist in electronic format on anyones hard drive....?

Might as well start swatting up before I get the car...

How do oil coolers work? I can see they are similar heat exchangers to a radiator, but do not know what fluid passes through them, where it goes, etc. They're not just extra radiators in the same circuit as the rad are they?


Cheers,
Mike

The clue is in the name

Hot engine oil goes in and comes out cooler before going into the engine to get hot again...then cool....then hot...and so on. Do I get a prize for the least technical technical post?

Seriously though you're right, it just acts as a heat exchanger, like a radiator in a coolant system but for engine oil.

Well done Steve, you have won a prize, all you have to do is come to Preston to collect it

there is usually a little thermostat in them too

really? how does the oil get changed then?

Im impressed they have actually made a pipeline all the way to the front just carrying oil.

is there an extra strong oil pump then?

what does Accusump do? dont think mine will have his...just wondering

many thanks!

God im gonna love this car!!

Michael wrote:what does Accusump do? dont think mine will have his...just wondering

Prevents oil starvation on corners, unless you plan on doing plenty of circuits with long high G corners you wont need it.

There isn't alot of oil in it really. Basically it doesn't.... Like your heater matrix when you flush the coolant it just sits therre, only about half a pint anyway I would think.