Uprev Fan control: Duty cycle vs temp

Jordo! · 08-13-2012, 04:14 PM

Interesting -- I don't have an oil cooler (I rarely see temps over 220 even beating on it), so was wondering if setting the temps a bit lower was advisable or not.

binary0x01 · 08-13-2012, 04:30 PM

I don't know if the fan is rated for 'always-on' setting. But an oil cooler is my next mod.

wheee! · 08-13-2012, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Interesting -- I don't have an oil cooler (I rarely see temps over 220 even beating on it), so was wondering if setting the temps a bit lower was advisable or not.

I wanted to avoid the overheating in stop and go traffic and that is when the oil cooler really is doing nothing for you.... the rest of the time, the fan cycle is not an issue if I am at hiway speeds. I don't track so this is a very conservative setup to keep my engine cool when it needs it.

Compdoc777 · 08-13-2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by wheee!

I wanted to avoid the overheating in stop and go traffic and that is when the oil cooler really is doing nothing for you.... the rest of the time, the fan cycle is not an issue if I am at hiway speeds. I don't track so this is a very conservative setup to keep my engine cool when it needs it.

Depending where you placed the oil cooler the fan being on will have a good and constant draw of air across the cooler. My AC is on almost all the time and that is the fan I have the cooler in front of so as long as my AC is on I have a constant draw of air cooling the oil. Seems to work great I have to really work to get to 220 most of the time it is at 200.

08-13-2012, 04:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 419	Interesting -- I don't have an oil cooler (I rarely see temps over 220 even beating on it), so was wondering if setting the temps a bit lower was advisable or not. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

08-13-2012, 04:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
binary0x01 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 892 Drives: 2012 6-SPEED 3.7L Z Rep Power: 15	I don't know if the fan is rated for 'always-on' setting. But an oil cooler is my next mod. __________________ Tune (by Seb@SpecialtyZ) -- Upgraded Parts List : When in doubt, use brute force; if it doesn't work, you aren't using enough.

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