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Originally Posted by BrahmaBull1990
Are people ever concerned about too cold of oil? Ambient temp here around Seattle hardly ever gets above 80* and that's for a month at most.
It seems operating temp for these oils with 0W-20 is around 100*C or 212*F. This is to ensure you are boiling off any condensation in the motor. I do not plan on adding an oil cooler with my Edelbrock, initially, until I see high temps on normal driving (I do not track). I will be adding a PCV catch-can, though.
It seems like everyone screaming oil coolers are parroting or reps looking to sell them.
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I was one of those people. And it was too cold unless you were in bumper to bumper traffic. In normal traffic, during 80F-90F temps, oil temps with a front mount oil cooler were 170-190F. Mine is street driven as well.
I have an oil cooler, I also think it's not needed but, however, I do recommend the OEM oil style oil coolers, its a sandwich plate that cools the oil with the coolant. Perfect for street driven only car. I believe most turbocharged Subarus from the factory have of them.