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Originally Posted by serialk11r
On bobistheoilguy it said that ALL oils are too thick at startup, the thinnest synthetic bases are like 70cS at room temperature or something, while at operating temperature it goes down to single digits cS (the correct viscosity), which is why you don't rev a cold engine, because the cold oil doesn't flow well. Since the oil pump is positive displacement I take this to mean that the oil doesn't penetrate the bearings or something like that.
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At the dealer I used to work at, people would rev engines to redline as soon as they started them. I cringed every time. I hope to gawd nobody will have done that to the FR-S I buy.