07-16-2007, 04:39 AM
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Oil Temp
Since I plan on installing an oil cooler, I've read thru the various threads on oil thermostats and oil cooler issues. Most of the oil thermostats open at 180 degrees, however, the Canton unit opens at 215 degrees.
The confusion for me comes in when I read a couple of other threads that indicated that bearing temps run about 70 degrees higher than oil temp and that excess bearing wear starts to be a problem above 250 degrees.
Given the above, bearing temps if the Canton unit is used would be about 285 degrees. This would be well above the point where bearing wear is increased.
For normal street driving, is this going to be a major issue? |
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