08-12-2010, 08:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaxx
The oil pump has to push all that oil through the system which has RESISTANCE. To take it a step further heavy cold oil will have less flow and a greater pressure drop through the system at a SET pressure.
Cold oil will not flow any less than warm oil assuming your oil pump relief valve does not lift, you will have more oil pressure not more flowrate. There is less than 1% slippage in most positive displacment pumps. |
is this a contradiction? |