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Old 11-10-2019, 10:44 AM   #116
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Originally Posted by Apelsin View Post
So, what is so bad about high oil temperatures? Did anyone actually blew their engine tracking on 0w20 without an oil cooler?
At higher temperatures, oil becomes less viscous and it is unable to lubricant the rotating assembling sufficiently. While this might not lead to "blowing an engine", the more worrying fear it that it will lead to long-term issues down the road.
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