Oil temp questions

Originally Posted by ghotnit Cold engine oil causes excessive frictional drag on the bearings and cylinder walls. A quality conventional motor oil will tolerate oil sump temperatures of up to

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Cold engine oil causes excessive frictional drag on the bearings and cylinder walls. A quality conventional motor oil will tolerate oil sump temperatures of up to 250 degrees, but starts breaking down over 275 degrees. The traditional approach is to try to hold oil temperatures between 230 and 260 degrees.Aug 29, 2013

What Is The Optimum Engine Oil Temperature? - Hot Rod Network

Before I retired. I was the SME on oil systems. And I'm not even going to get into this. I've posted a lot on this before.

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