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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Default oil cooling too much?

Right I have a 16 (I think) row oil cooler and now a big wing sump.

I have removed my modine no....... thermostat for the oil cooler

I was happy to wait for the oil to get upto temp on the road before nailing it. Am I now gonna be waiting forever with th extra capacity.....?

If so then I guess i now need to remove the cooler or sump or fit a stat for the cooler.

SO................has anone got any experience of the above setup on the road before i start dicking about with stuff
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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best to try and keep the modine if you can mate and I think you will defo be over cooling the oil unless its on track.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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yeah, you want 100deg oil to evaporate water....
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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My xr4i used a stat with just a 13 row cooler, was much better with the stat, but still saw 130/140C a lot of the time.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Fit a stat.

Was a guy on ebay had loads of new ones for 30gbp.

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayIS...erval=0&page=2
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