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Originally Posted by Petah78
Again, thanks for all the input. It appears there are 2 camps of thought. For the ones that are recommending running a quality 5W-30 and forgo the cooler, will running a group 3 synthetic (Valvoline/Pennzoil Platinum etc) be enough? I understand that Motul 300V is well loved within the community but it's expensive and hard to get here.
Thanks.
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An oil cooler is relatively cheap insurance. Since you live in Canada where it is pretty cold the majority of the year a heavier weight oil may be doing more harm then good, at least for daily driving on cold starts.
You could get an oil cooler with a higher thermostat plate, mount the cooler behind the fog light, get an open fog light bezel for when needing the oil cooler, and then put a closed fog light bezel to block air flow / salt from getting to the cooler when you do not need it.