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Old 10-20-2018, 09:47 PM   #143
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You don't want the engine oil that low. You want it above the boiling point of water or else water in the oil (condensation, etc) will accumulate and never boil off. You want your engine oil around 220. On my truck in Michigan, I added external dedicated trans and engine oil coolers, but I ran them before the in-radiator coolers. This way I got extra cooling but if I over cooled them when I wasn't towing in the winter, the coolant would heat them back up.
yeah i know, that's why i block it off for winter. but the temp sensor is post-cooler, so the oil gets warmer than indicated. my UOAs always come back dry.
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