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oil cooler

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:55 pm
by duc907
Has anyone added an oil cooler to a 907? would it be worth wild?

Re: oil cooler

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 1:36 am
by 93IE
I for one can't see the benefit of an oil cooler with a liquid cooled engine, especially if your running synthetic oil, but I'm not the pro either.

Preston

Re: oil cooler

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 2:24 am
by duc907
All the modern water cooled bikes have one. If it didn't help I couldn't imagine them going to the expense of adding it.

Re: oil cooler

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:38 am
by Tamburinifan
Maybe newer models have one due to much more power out fr engine?
Just guessing.

Re: oil cooler

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:18 am
by Kurt
My guess, too ... for example, my M S4R has about 50% more hp than the 907, and runs much higher coolant temps, like 225F in traffic. I don't think I ever saw more than 175F on the 907.

Re: oil cooler

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:26 pm
by persempre907
I'd not trust too much on the temp gauge.
No matter, you'll see the oil coolers added to the liquid coolers only on the more powerful engines.
The 907's ones don't need it.
Ciao

Re: oil cooler

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:45 am
by ducbertus
to be sure you need one or not, bolt in a temp sensor somewhere and read the temp.
if the temp stay under let's say 90 degree Celsius in town traffic or traffic jam, you definitely don't need one.
when the readings come above 140 with synthetic oil you need an oil cooler.

but as mentioned above, we have no power and due to the liquid cooling temp stay low.
So, I think we don't need them on a 907.

Ducbertus