Patent ID: 6938605

Claim:
An oil cooling system for combustion engines comprising: a) means for transporting oil from a sump and returning it thereto; b) means for cooling said oil when the temperature thereof exceeds a pre-selected high limit; and c) a thermo-reactive valve that prohibits oil flow into said oil cooling means until the temperature of said oil reaches said pre-selected high limit and responds accordingly by opening and encouraging the flow of oil into said oil cooling means as long as said high limit condition exists, wherein said oil transport means comprises; a) an oil cooling conduit for transferring said oil through the cooling cycle, said conduit including an intake line having an intake port on the distal end thereof and a return line having an outlet port on the distal end thereof wherein said intake port and said outlet port are disposed within a lower portion of said oil sump; b) an oil pump in line with said oil conduit for cycling said oil through said oil cooling system; c) a by-pass conduit in fluent communication with said return line and said intake line disposed between said oil pump and said thermo-reactive valve; and d) an electrical by-pass valve in line with said by-pass conduit to selectively permit or restrict said oil from passing through said by-pass valve.