Hi, If I install a oil filter relocation kit and drop it into the engine compartment where the bilge is can this cool my oil. There is always water in there especially after a heavy rain storm. Could this work?
No it won't really work and that is a bad idea. Oil coolers are basically air-cooled radiators, the oil ilter being in the water won't do much for you but heat of the water. You shouldn't have water left in the bilge either.
Not to mention the rust potential of the filter/housing and the added potential of getting water in the oil and oil in the water.
However, It will cool far more efficiently if you run an extra 35-40 feet of hose on the way to the oil filter and let that hose drag behind the boat in the water. The extra length of hose will really cool it off.
Hi, If I install a oil filter relocation kit and drop it into the engine compartment where the bilge is can this cool my oil. There is always water in there especially after a heavy rain storm. Could this work?
In many Mercruiser engines the oil cooler is connected to the raw water line. It takes cold water from the raw water pump and passes it thru a water-to-oil heat exchanger.
Although dragging a hose behind the boat would work pretty good (if you use copper tubing),
The OEM oil coolers are usually the most efficient way to cool the oil.
Come on now, he might be onto something here. We could also mount fuel water seperators under water in the bilge and do away with vapor lock in the fuel systems also.
I think the OP has not been getting enough fishing in and decided to "troll" here a little bit. With over 200 posts and 2 yrs on the board O think he knew where this was going.
Okay, it was a stupid idea. I was thinking that maybe I could save some money by doing this instead of buying and oil cooler. I am going to install the oil filter relocator because it is a pain to change it now.
I was loosing oil pressure yesterday and I was thinking that it was getting hot. It was running at around 30psi. I checked the gauge sending unit and it was a little loose. I think that the pressure was escaping from there. I will tighten and hopefully that is the reason for low oil pressure.
