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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: cj on January 19, 2006, 09:08:54 PM

Title: Oil filter coolers and winches
Post by: cj on January 19, 2006, 09:08:54 PM

Was cruising around and found this oil filter cooler.  Has anybody any knowledge of these? Wonder how much difference it would make? Apart from putting it on a filter I was thinking about it as a heat sink for the motor on a winch. What do you reckon?

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product?storeId=10101&storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID%3A2000859&productId=2000859&catalogId=10101&catalogId=10101

Title: Re: Oil filter coolers and winches
Post by: mrfuelish on January 19, 2006, 09:49:45 PM

Looks like it would work, I would put some dielectric grease on it first befor putting it on,In the winter time I would just put snow on the winch motor to cool it off.  8)

Title: Re: Oil filter coolers and winches
Post by: Uncivilized on January 20, 2006, 05:35:35 AM

If your into RC cars, people use aluminum heatsinks on the electric motors do disipate the heat all the time, if it doesn't help at all, it won't hurt it  ;D

Title: Re: Oil filter coolers and winches
Post by: Rhinoman on January 20, 2006, 03:15:38 PM

Theres no reason why it shouldn't work. You can get a proper heatsink compound that is thermally conductive that would help. Its used a lot in electronics so somewhere like Radio Shack should stock it. How effective it would be is anyone's guess but Honda have used water cooled oil filters on their bikes in the past.