Chevy Corvette Engine Oil Coolers

During its operation, the internal combustion engine generates a vast amount of heat that has to be continuously removed. The most effective and practically applicable technique ensuring the high efficiency of the process is liquid cooling, i.e. cooling of the liquid that absorbs and removes the heat while flowing through the assembly. By design, internal combustion engines need oil to circulate through the very core of the system. It not only lubricates, but also cools engine parts. On average engines that are used in average conditions, the levels of stress that the engine is subjected to doesn't negatively affect oil properties. But many high-performance engines, including those installed on the Chevy Corvette, require additional oil cooling devices known as engine oil coolers.

Throughout the production run of the Chevy Corvette, there were several techniques of cooling engine oil, following the constant evolution in performance. The earliest form of oil cooling that GM used is the radiator end-tank configuration. As soon as the C6 Z06 was launched, equipped with a more powerful engine that required higher oil cooling capacity, there appeared an air-to-oil cooler that was intended to ensure better cooling at track speeds. This system had certain disadvantages like keeping the oil overcooled. So the 2009 ZR1 featured another improvement – the oil cooler became part of the engine assembly as a liquid-liquid heat exchanger. Whatever oil cooler style your car features, if it leaks or gets otherwise defective, here you'll get the right Chevy Corvette oil coolers & components to restore the proper oil cooling capacity.