David Brodbeck wrote:
Even my '89 VW Cabriolet has a note in the owner's manual to avoid high
RPM until the oil temperature is over 50 C, which corresponds to the
bottom peg on the oil temperature gauge. I seem to recall hearing that
some cars had a three-state temperature light that would
And Mobile 1 won't help a bit if the issue is gasoline wash down. The
issue is not lack of oil pressure at start up.
You are right. It's not pressure but flow that is the issue. According to
ExxonMobil, the whole idea of 0W40 or 5W40 is immediate lubrication everywhere
in
the engine when
Speaking of pressure vs flow, I remember hearing that in the 70's, Alfa
Romeo had big warnings in their owner's manuals about not exceeding
2000 rpm until the oil pressure came down off the peg at idle -- seems
that oil in those days was viscous enough at low temperature that there
was
Peter Frederick wrote:
Speaking of pressure vs flow, I remember hearing that in the 70's, Alfa
Romeo had big warnings in their owner's manuals about not exceeding
2000 rpm until the oil pressure came down off the peg at idle -- seems
that oil in those days was viscous enough at low
David Brodbeck wrote:
Peter Frederick wrote:
Speaking of pressure vs flow, I remember hearing that in the 70's, Alfa
Romeo had big warnings in their owner's manuals about not exceeding
2000 rpm until the oil pressure came down off the peg at idle -- seems
that oil in those days was viscous