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Originally Posted by smbrm
I may regret what I am going to say next:
One thing with an extra oil cooler is to consider one with a thermostat. (Not sure, I have never purchased one, they may all come with a thermostat?) That way the oil cooler comes into play when needed. Running an oil too cold(below the dispersant activation temperature) can cause something, rare but possible, called cold sludging where the oil does not get hot enough for the dispersant to work properly and then can lead to degradation that can cause the oil to thicken over time similar to what you get when an oil sludges from being too hot.
The thermostat also protects the cooler during start up until the oil has warmed up.
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Haha, no I think you're safe
Yes, I definatly don't want cold oil (regardless of the 0w), proper operating temp please.
God, I'm already anal about warming up my war, imagine the wait I might have if I'm actively keeping it low before I get going!
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Originally Posted by rice_classic
Eloquent, simple, accurate.
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You are too kind! I just decided to take smbrm's first post and use that as a source of truth, then kept reading websites.
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Originally Posted by rice_classic
That's up to you. Oil analysis can help you determine that.
Check this out:
http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/tra...h/filters.html
On my race car I used to change my oil/filter between every race weekend... talk about throwing money away. Now I go several race weekends but change filters.
On the converse:
In that other thread it will see it mentioned that this is a Direct Injected engine and some DI engines have a tendency to have some fuel get into their oil as a result. I don't know if this DI engine is susceptible to that but hence the need for oil analysis. I think changing at 3k is way overkill though, especially with how good modern oil is now including synthetics. |
I'm only halving the service interval for oil change (every 7500km), when I track it, I think I'll do the same as you and change filter when at the track. Seems like a good idea. I'm hoping that with temperature controlled a little, the oil life should be fine.
Racing might be a different matter. Tracking I can stop after a few laps, change some stuff. Racing you cant really stop! I hope to do a few hillclimbs, but I don't expect that to be too bad.
Anyway - many thanks to all that assisted with my questions.
