Re: Factory Oil Cooler removal Q's...

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:29:28 -0700 "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>
writes:
>If you think about it long enough, you come to the conclusion that it
both
>warms the oil quicker AND keeps the max temps lower.... sounds like a 
>good thing to me.


The theory is a beautiful thing. The reality is, the heat interchanger
box is full of leak prone seams which not only allows the transfer of
heat between the oil and coolant but also will allow the fluids to mix
together as well. Oil in the coolant, no real big deal to a point.
Coolant in the oil, that's a whole new box of crap. Also keep in mind
that these heat exchangers are anywhere from 15-18 years old. Im sure the
designers had a life expectancy of 7-10 years at best. 


Shawn Méze
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