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If air-cooling proves sufficient for much of the running time (such as for an aero-engine in flight, or a motorcycle in motion), then oil cooling is an ideal way to cope with those times when extra cooling is needed (such as an aero-engine taxiing before take-off, or a motorcycle in a city traffic
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available for lubrication, this oil is also piped to the cylinder head and used as a liquid coolant. Compared to an oil system used solely for lubrication, oil cooling requires additional oil capacity, a greater flow rate through the oil pump, and an oil cooler (or a larger cooler than normal).
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Thus, if through a gasket failure, coolant oil should enter, say, the combustion chamber or the sump, this would be a mere inconvenience; but if coolant water should similarly leak, substantial engine damage might
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that are not liquid-cooled. Typically, the cylinder barrel remains air-cooled in the traditional motorcycle fashion, but the cylinder head benefits from additional cooling. As there is already an
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Oil has a higher boiling point than water, so it can be used to cool items at a temperature of 100 °C or higher. However, pressurised water-cooling may also exceed 100 °C.
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Oil is already present as a lubricant, so no extra coolant tanks, pumps nor radiators are required (although all of these items may need to be larger than otherwise).
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Therefore, water may be a better coolant if an engine is permanently producing large amounts of heat, making it better for high-performance or racing engines.
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features oil cooling in addition to liquid-cooling to successfully manage its excessive heat. This rotary engine is most famous for its application in the
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Cooling water can be corrosive to the engine and must contain a Corrosion inhibitor/rust-inhibitor, whereas oil naturally helps to prevent corrosion.
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Coolant oil may be limited to cooling objects under approximately 200–300 °C, otherwise the oil may degrade and even leave ashy deposits.
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of water or water/glycol is about twice that of oil, so a given volume of water may absorb more engine heat than can the same volume of oil.
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jam). But if the engine is a racing engine that is always producing huge amounts of heat, water or liquid cooling may be preferable.
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Oil is an electrical insulator, thus it can be used inside of or in direct contact with electrical equipment such as in transformers.
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is a rudimentary form of oil cooling. Some slow-turning early engines would have a "splashing spoon" beneath the
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Pure water may evaporate or boil, but it cannot degrade, although it may become polluted and acidic.
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Water is generally available should coolant need to be added to the system, but oil may not be.
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oil-cooling system on the GSX-R sportbikes, but later switched to water-cooling.
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significantly reduces or cancels the problem as the heads are now "oil-warmed".
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Examples of engines that are oil-cooled or partially oil cooled
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Oil cooling is commonly used to cool high-performance
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