You'll have to get the mineral oil moving. You wouldn't try cooling a CPU with water without the water flowing somehow. Well using mineral oil is the same in that respect. Things to take note of it does have a higher viscosity than water. It's thermal conductivity is about half that of water. The best thing is that it is electrically insulating. Maybe you could consider running a seperate pump and rad.
BladeRunner: Tho only thing your oil heater was missing is that the oil must be flowing for it to work. And it will work. I've seen them work.
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