[s-cars] Oil Temperature

[LL - NY]

Higher vis = higher temps

Greater shear friction, so higher temps. Experienced it in my last car with
an actual oil temp gauge, an A2 GTi pretty consistently.

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Calvin Craig <calvinlc at earthlink.net>wrote:

> I was tracking my car (B5 S4) yesterday at High Plains Raceway east of
> Denver and my oil temps were roasting at about 285-295.  The last time I
> ran
> they were about 270-275.  The only changes were the weather - 10 to 15
> degrees warmer than last time, and my oil weight 10W40 vs. 10W30 - both
> times were Royal Purple, by the way.
>
> So in everybody's experience does higher viscosity = higher or lower temp?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Calvin
>
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