do u cover your radiator?
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Yes,partially cover it in the winter, but not on the Cerb.
Not sure if Dad does the same on the Cerb, but I'd definately consider it...
edited to add, Dad has done something with the heater control box and covered the air intakes for the cabin, effectively allowing the air to re-circ unless you have the windows open or un-cover the intakes. I am not sure exactly what is involved with the above though, I was busy playing with my car at the time.
Not sure if Dad does the same on the Cerb, but I'd definately consider it...
edited to add, Dad has done something with the heater control box and covered the air intakes for the cabin, effectively allowing the air to re-circ unless you have the windows open or un-cover the intakes. I am not sure exactly what is involved with the above though, I was busy playing with my car at the time.
Edited by BCA on Wednesday 10th December 19:47
Some of the guys have oil temperature guages fitted, and will tell you that it is common for Cerb oil temperatures to languish well below operating temprature in winter.
Some have fitted by-pass valves to the oil coolers, so the rad is only used when properly warm.
It's definitely an issue, even in the UK...
Some have fitted by-pass valves to the oil coolers, so the rad is only used when properly warm.
It's definitely an issue, even in the UK...
It may well be a "need", it's trying to help the car warm up properly. These cars have a cooling system that is capable of keeping the engine temps down even on a hot day on the track (alledgedly ;-))
In winter my car rarely gets above 70 on the temp gauge, and we all know that at low temps that gauge under-reads a tad, so it probably never even opens the thermostat fully. This means that my car may well never be "fully" warming up during these cold months.
What I think the OP is asking is if restricting the airflow to the oil cooler/rad will assist in getting the car up to a sensible temp, while also allowing a bit more of that warmth into the cabin, which would be a pleasant aside.
I would be interested in this too. I could stuff a bit of card between the rad and the A/C condenser to reduce flow over the rad, therby making the rad effectively a bit smaller and less capable of exchanging heat, but I wouldn't want to cover the oil cooler in case the oil temps then get too high.
In winter my car rarely gets above 70 on the temp gauge, and we all know that at low temps that gauge under-reads a tad, so it probably never even opens the thermostat fully. This means that my car may well never be "fully" warming up during these cold months.
What I think the OP is asking is if restricting the airflow to the oil cooler/rad will assist in getting the car up to a sensible temp, while also allowing a bit more of that warmth into the cabin, which would be a pleasant aside.
I would be interested in this too. I could stuff a bit of card between the rad and the A/C condenser to reduce flow over the rad, therby making the rad effectively a bit smaller and less capable of exchanging heat, but I wouldn't want to cover the oil cooler in case the oil temps then get too high.
If you don't cover the oil cooler the oil temp never gets high enough.
When you are on the motorway try dipping the clutch and seeing what the oil pressure settles at. Does it settle at 'hot idle' pressure or even close? Nope, neither does mine.....
Obviously if you are only going slowly then it will be fine but for quick driving the oil never reaches normal operating temp.
When you are on the motorway try dipping the clutch and seeing what the oil pressure settles at. Does it settle at 'hot idle' pressure or even close? Nope, neither does mine.....
Obviously if you are only going slowly then it will be fine but for quick driving the oil never reaches normal operating temp.
morebeanz said:
Some of the guys have oil temperature guages fitted, and will tell you that it is common for Cerb oil temperatures to languish well below operating temprature in winter.
Some have fitted by-pass valves to the oil coolers, so the rad is only used when properly warm.
It's definitely an issue, even in the UK...
Some have fitted by-pass valves to the oil coolers, so the rad is only used when properly warm.
It's definitely an issue, even in the UK...
Even with the by-pass the oil temperature only really gets above 60 degrees when you're stuck in traffic this time of the year.
Neil.
ro_butler said:
FUBAR said:
Funny, I was going to put a post about about covering the oil cooler. Would it just be as simple as sticking some bacofoil over it?
Pretty much. I use cardboard as it won't conduct the heat away as easily.Edited by dean_ratpac on Monday 15th December 20:11
volospian said:
ro_butler said:
Pretty much. I use cardboard as it won't conduct the heat away as easily.
Doesn't it get soggy and stick in the fins?
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