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Old 12-16-2023, 11:41 PM
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When the oil temperature is 160F, what is the coolant temperature?
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180-190f
With the engine at operating temperature for an hour, and the oil temp has this difference, I would think the temps of both fluids should be closer to each other. One of them is lying.
Might depend on where you are reading oil temp from. Your coolant temp sensor is up high in the coolant path. I have one car with oil temp AFTER the pump, not in the sump. The sump is where the oil is the coolest before doing the lubrication path again.
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