Do I Really Need An Oil Cooler?

[dave205 19]

This may seem like a stupid question but here goes:

 

Whilest re-building my 2.0 8v turbo engine for my 205, i aquired a 13 row mocal oil cooler, (oil over air), the engine as standard, as most of you probly already know, comes with a oil over water sandwhich plate, and is piped up accoudingly.

 

The question is, do i really need an oil cooler, the car will be prodominatly a road car, and the occasional track day.

 

Let me know thoughts and thanks in advance.

Dave

[Mad Scientist 106]

My oil rarely gets hot enough on the road. Not sure how the turbo will effect things though.

[petert 588]

If you're going to drive it in anger, then yes. If it's just a shopping trolley, then no.

[Spiky 37]

only if your oil temps are constantly high

 

else no

[dave205 19]

If you're going to drive it in anger, then yes. If it's just a shopping trolley, then no.

 

It'l need a cooler then!

[Spiky 37]

driving fast around town. still probably wont need an oil cooler,

 

you need to monitor your temps (accuratly) first,

 

else it's just an expense you dont need

 

and using the gauge in the car isnt accurate

 

the std heat exchanger will be fine for fast road use

[petert 588]

I would have thought that the temps will rise so fast (under track conditions with a turbo) that you won't be able to monitor them. For the sake of a few hundred dollars I'd take the insurance policy rather than the risk.

[Spiky 37]

i used to own a 350bhp road going cossie and a 350bph escort rally car

 

neither of them needed a oil cooler,

 

they had std oe heat exhangers.

 

oil wont rise "that" quick, it will just rise with the prolonged flat out, which you cant really do on the road,

 

so it's not really an issue,and it wont rise so fast you wont see it, it will be graduale

[dave205 19]

i used to own a 350bhp road going cossie and a 350bph escort rally car

 

neither of them needed a oil cooler,

 

they had std oe heat exhangers.

 

oil wont rise "that" quick, it will just rise with the prolonged flat out, which you cant really do on the road,

 

so it's not really an issue,and it wont rise so fast you wont see it, it will be graduale

 

 

Thinking about it anyway, even if i take it on a track day, ist not as if your ploughing round and round for hour after hour on the circuit, you have your time slot, then its park up and wait for the next one, so it's not like it won't have time to cool.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

If you do track days and drive at any kind of pace you will need an oil cooler.

[dave205 19]

I'm Going to leave the standard water one on there i think.