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Originally Posted by Tor
Exactly. I think this is crazily exaggerated. If it was any problem, all cars would be equiped with heat exchangers. Normal cars that are driven short trips are not blowing up left and right.
There is a video on youtube with someone installing a Forrester heat exchanger. He made video with oil temp overlay before/after - there was no mentionable difference in the time it took to heat up.
If you get that much water in your oil that is such a big problem, you need to check you head gaskets...  |
No one said anything about quarts, or even ounces of water in the oil. However if you're going to the trouble of upgrading your oiling system because of excess heat, it doesn't hurt to address the other end of the scale at the same time. The fundamentals are that the coolant heats up faster than the oil, therefore without a thermostat in the way, the FXT cooler warms the oil quicker than it would without. Nothing is being exaggerated anywhere - no one has said your car will go twice as far between oil changes or make more power. The correct premise is simply that the W2O cooler is beneficial in both areas of engine maintenance. No one is making you buy one, so no need to panic.
Ahh - YouTube....home of everything true and unbiased. I'm pretty sure I could post a video on YouTube 'proving' my car gets 100mpg.