TR4Tony VC

Hi all My experience is that oil coolers are only really needed if you are using a lot of revs for a sustained period …. So some fast road, long motorway driving at upwards of 4000 rpm, rallying, racing etc where you’re running the oil hot to its limits. Otherwise, why would you ? I’m sure many who use their cars gently don’t need them. Adding to the above, I’ve learnt that running oil temperatures that are too cool actually starves the rear of the engine of oil … with serious consequences, so again use in cold temperatures ie winter driving means No Cooler! The optimal engine oil t

Roger it’s worth looking at the paint protection systems like Q tech etc - I have been using these for a while and they do seem to give at least some protection. I have my doubts on any sort of wrap as they tend to scar when hit by stones and then dirt gets under them. Tried that. Regards Tony

VR1 seems to be an excellent oil for our engines and I use it. I’ve had a bit of correspondence with Valvoline Technical and its composition is well suited to pre and post war cast iron engines. Regards Tony