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Originally Posted by SydneyChris
ohhh.. so its around oil temp.. not pressure or pump capacity then... thanks Rob  |
Sort of. The
oil temp is used with a thermostat to direct the
oil to and from the cooler. The thermostat should be put in so that temp comes up quickly (relative), but look at any oil thermostat and it has a bypass/return valve, so oil goes out of your adapter and into thermostat, while thermostat is "cold" oil does not go to cooler but instead goes back to engine - obviously this is the purpose of the thermostat. Different thermostats will work in different ways, I use an Improved Racing one (google it), and it's bypass is "open" when cold, therefore due to the lower restriction in this shorter path 90% of the oil goes back to the engine without going through the cooler. As it heats up the bypass closes and more and more oil goes through the cooler.
I think by "restriction" they are referring to a thermostat.