Hi power oil cooler fan

[martinlaw]

Hi,

Can anyone advise the best place to buy a powerful 200mm electric fan in the UK for a reasonable cost.

I need it to assist my oil cooler as the oil temp goes up to 120 when pushing the engine for any length of time?

Thanks,
Martin.

[CanAm Dave]

Hi Martin

Just been looking at fans myself. www.demon-tweeks.co.uk do the Pacet Profan 200mm for £64.40 plus vat. It flows 498 CFM. I'm having to relocate my oil cooler to the rear and the original one is too big so I need a smaller one and fan.

Regards Dave
www.v8yes.co.uk

[martinlaw]

Thanks Dave I will have a look.

[ultimacz]

Had the same problem on mine and installed a fan, but it made ZERO difference, whether the fan was switched on or off. My mechanic believes that the problem is that the oil cooler is not in the air stream, so the only thing the fan does is to heat up the engine bay even more.

but of course every engine on Ultimas is somewhat different and on your car it might work. Just didnt on mine. The oil/water heat exchanger works much better on mine, but then again it might not work in the same way in other Ultimas...

Peter

[ultimacz]

forgot this one:
the fan was blowing the hot air also on the fuel tank, heating it up (at least the outside metal sheet). Dont know whether this was actually dangerous, but I did not have a good feeling. Glued some insulation on the tank, which you might consider, too.
Peter

[jschwartz]

Sounds like a pretty normal oil temp with a wet sump if youre hammering on it.
Jeff S
www.schwartzperformance.com

[cortina1]

you could try Pacet direct - Peter is very helpful on specific applications. www.pacet.co.uk/

[layada]

Dont think 120C is cooking the oil in a way that would damage it or cause major concern in the engine dept.

IMO oil temps below 100C are not good for the bearings. Reducing to 100C might help engine cooling a little, but its only important if you have an issue there already.

Recommend pacet for fans.