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nordic95

06-01-2006 06:38 PM

oil cooler plumbing

Is it better to plumb cooler so hot oil goes into cold side of cooler or sea water exit side and why.
Nordic95

TC	06-01-2006 06:48 PM

Re: oil cooler plumbing

I ran mine so that the hot oil would be flowing in the opposite direction of the water flow through the cooler. Does it really matter??? I would say it could make a difference if your cooler was barely capable of cooling the oil due to performance upgrades. If you have a large efficient cooler it probably would not matter. Just my .02

nordic95

06-01-2006 08:16 PM

Re: oil cooler plumbing

Quote:

Originally Posted by TC

I was thinking of plumbing the same way you did.I figure it is better to let oil cool as it travels towards cold water side.
Nordic95

RLW	06-02-2006 02:30 AM

Re: oil cooler plumbing

Yes, common practice is to flow oil opposite of water flow. This is refered to as counter flow configuration versus parallel flow configuration.

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