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Oil Cooler Heater Option

$98 Can be added to any of our preheat systems. Includes 25 watt heating element, epoxy, and wire harness to permit plugging into the main harness of any of our preheat systems.

 

Why would you want a heater on the oil cooler?  Read this info by Pacific Oil Cooler Service and this article from AOPA Pilot magazine, discussing the need to preheat the oil cooler as well as the engine, and what can happen when you don't...  

This oil cooler was blown apart by excessive oil pressure due to insufficient preheating. Hopefully this fellow was still on the ground, not too far from home, AND he noticed the loss of oil pressure before trashing his engine. How much do you suppose it cost to fix this? A good preheat system is probably a lot less!!

 

If you allow enough engine preheating time (overnight) a heating element on the oil cooler is not needed because everything in the engine compartment, including the oil cooler, will be heated by the engine heater through conduction and convection (assuming the cowl is sealed and insulated with a blanket).  However, if you are the type of user who will plug the preheat system in for just a short time, especially in very cold conditions, then adding a heating element to the oil cooler is a good idea to help avoid the problems described in the above articles.

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Last updated 12/19/09