07-06-2009, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by wstar
Really depends on your definition of "step on the gas on the highway". If you mean you want to pass another commuter in your nice-looking car, you won't have any problems. If it means you want to double the speed limit for a long time, maybe  Even then, highway isn't so much the issue, it's aggressive low-speed driving with lots of repeated accel/decel cycles that really runs the oil temps up. And even then, you won't limp-mode the car on the street, I don't think anyone has reported that yet. You'll just potentially wear out your oil and your engine faster.
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Oil Temp Survey
Actually, in the oil temp survey thread, we did find a lot of respondents claiming they hit limp mode with only street driving... scroll down the thread linked above and look at the table... hope it's clear
Last edited by travisjb; 07-06-2009 at 12:03 PM.
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