Was 34 here the other day and I could feel the old girl suffering, got me thinking about oil coolers and came across this oil filter cooler.
Seems like a clever idea because you can use it in summer and easily remove in winter but my question is: do they really work and how well?
Now it's been discussed before and pretty obvious that these would not be as good as a radiator style cooler, but in terms of an easily removable cooler are they any good?
WAS WONDERING THE SAME THING KC EVEN IF THEY REDUCE TEMP A BIT THATS GOTA BE GOOD AND WHEN YOUR NOT USING IT ON THE BIKE WOULD MAKE A GOOD STUBBIE COOLER
SAW THOSE ON EBAY CUPLA WEEKS AGO AND THEN I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION ON ANOTHER OIL COOLER SECTION ON THE FORUM BUT GOT NO REPLY NOT THAT DEAR I RECKON I MIGHT JUST GET ONE AND DO MY OWN RESEARCH
Well bugger me! I've never seen one of those
Here's a pic of one fitted. I came acoss these while searching for a dip stick temp gauge, I rekon I'll chuck one in with my temp gauge order.
GOOD ONE I,LL HOLD OF THEN UNTIL WE GET THE RESULTS FROM YOU
Hey KC, cheers for updating on how the cooler is going, I'm pretty interested in how it pans out over your "test period".
KC,
I am really interested in this cooler too. Interesting to see the temp difference (on and off) under the same riding conditions. Please keep us posted.
Where did you get it and how much are they?
Recon I am up for one.
Cheers
Mungrel,
Got it off US ebay, $38 US deleivered, here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230195825613&rd=1
Boof, In the initial tests that I've done with mine they do seem to work, I recently went on a 1 hour ride on a 29 degree day and it still made around 10F difference. If you think about it your entire engine oil passes through your oil filter probably ever minute when the bike is in motion.
The cooler works by disipating heat from within ... from the oil as it passes through the filter. It's a heat sink if you will. So the important factor is a good heat contucting connection between the cooler and the filter. Painting the filer black would do nothing to help disipate heat from within the filter. In fact, it could raise the external surface temp of the fins (via sun or radiant engine engine heat) which would reduce the efficiency by reducing the internal/external temperature difference.
Chrome is good.
Cheers, Mungrel
Pizzlin,
Understand what you are saying, you are 100% right about the Zener diodes. Most electronic heat sinks are black. The physics of heat and colors goes beyond my full understanding. I do know that black actually attracts and disipates heat faster than any other color. What that means for an oil filter's cooling ability exposed to radiant engine heat and sun, both moving and stationary, is anyones guess ... to many variables for me! If there are any physics professors out there, feel free to enlighten us.
So , back to our original programme .... do we have any end results from measurements ?
good work kc ,even if the diff is minimal they are,nt very exspensive and they give a normally plain looking oil filter a good look ,it will be interesting to see what the outcome is
had one on my train , made 5deg diff @ 110 , mine was a slipon with a grub screw holding it on there, it was from ebay usa and had 10mm high groves/fines
now its back in me head i might have to get one for the bob
