KR> VW engine oil temperature

On my last flight I had engine oil temperature stabilized at 251 degrees F at 2800 RPM and 106 kts airspeed. Some have stated that is ok. Meanwhile others say not ok: Anything over 240 degrees F needs correction. My previous understanding was an operating range between 180 and 220 degrees F

KR> VW engine oil temperature

Sid, Do you have a current picture of your engine install? I may be able to offer some oil cooling suggestions. Thanks! Jeff Lange Race 64 - Skye Racer Blog: http://schmleff.blogspot.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/schmleff On May 28, 2013, at 2:03 PM, "smwood" wrote: > On my

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Speaking of engine oil and cooling, I got my copy of "Kitplanes" today and it has an article on oil coolers. Haven't read it yet but looks interesting. Larry Flesner

KR> VW engine oil temperature

When motor oil is heated above 230degrees F, it will oxidize. The hotter you heat your motor oil, the faster it oxidizes. And that oxidized oil lacks much of its lubrication properties as well at other negative effects. The bottom line is that if you cook your motor oil, you need an oil chan

KR> VW engine oil temperature

5btm.html > > Original Message ---- > Subject: KR> VW engine oil temperature > From: "smwood" > Date: Tue, May 28, 2013 12:03 pm > To: > > On my last flight I had engine oil temperature stabilized at 251 degrees F > at 2800 RPM and 106 kts airspeed. Some have

KR> VW engine oil temperature

Sid, It was made known to me long ago that running your oil temperature lower than 212-215 degrees F precludes the natural elimination of condensation and hydrocarbons from your oil thereby shortening your oil's service life and actually HARMING your engine by retaining fluid contaminants in the

KR> VW engine oil temperature

Appreciate all the commentary and suggestions. I think I have a reasonable bracketing on various recommended temperatures except for the oil temperature (251 F). The newness of the engine may be contributing some extra heat. Another factor could be the prop: I don't know for sure if the Sterba

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At 03:56 PM 5/29/2013, you wrote: >First, I seriously doubt that air on the bottom of the pan will >contribute significantly to cooling your oil. Has anyone considered or is it possible to add or enlarge the oil cooler

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Sid I built a NACA scoop on the front of my lower engine cowl to blow air directly at the oil sump. Helps a lot . In cool weather (less than 50 F) I actually plug it to raise the oil temp to at least 160 degrees F. I can send you a picture directly if you send your email address. Also ,regardin

KR> VW engine oil temperature

Revmaster makes the perfect oil cooler for the VW. I used it on mine and if there was a problem with it, it was that it kept the oil too cool at times. Check it out on the revmaster web site or in this video on UTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvgU8P5LR5Q You will get a very good look at th

KR> VW engine oil temperature

Sid, I used the fins on the bottom of the case to help cool the oil. Not sure how much it helps. IMHO, full flowing the oil and a quality oil cooler are the most important factors. I tried numerous things early in my flight testing period to keep the oil cool but changing to full flow and a Mo

KR> VW engine oil temperature

I think that just cooling the sump will be a lot of work for little result. However, if you look at the way I did it, you get oil cooler cooling and also sump cooling comes for free. This worked for me with no degradation to CHT temps. See a previous post. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - The

KR> VW engine oil temperature

My KR-1 with a 1835 VW had oil temps that were approaching 240 in the summer months that I thought were too high. I just substituted the stock oil cooler for a type 4 oil cooler which has 2 more rows of cooling fins and that solved the problem. However, if you look at the way I did it, you g

KR> VW engine oil temperature

Here is a link to the Mocal cooler that I am using. Not cheap but quite effective. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/discostu_205/Mi16%20Conversion/MocalOilCooler.jpg Jeff Lange Race 64 - Skye Racer Blog: http://schmleff.blogspot.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/schmleff On Ma

KR> VW engine oil temperature

You guys can use aviation grade parts as well. ?Positech Oil coolers available through Aircraft Spruce are a good buy. ?$165 will get you a good aviation quality oil cooler that will address high oil temp issues. ?I installed one of the Positech coolers on my SuperCub clone. ?I make a lot more