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Old 09-30-2019, 11:53 PM   #33
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Ever since I bought an external oil cooler I haven't had a loss in oil level inbetween oil changes. For the 100,000 miles before the cooler, I would top it off every 3k miles. When I'd check it after 3k miles it would be at 40% whereas "full" is 50%. If you are running those oil temperatures, on a windy road, I'd personally be at 60%.

I lose a couple ounces of coolant due to evaporation every month or so. I think coolant is water based. I wrapped the coolant reservoir hose in electrical tape to make it air tight but I was told that was a bad idea so I took it off. That seemed to help somewhat with evaporation but who knows.

It seems you are running the car really hard so you should have an oil cooler by now. I think 220F is a target for most people when it comes to efficiently beating the shit your engine like it seems you are. Could be burning oil but I'm not 100% sure how that happens relative to oil temperature.
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