Re: Oil Temps

[Chris Lemon <br00206@binghamton.edu>]

Joe Yakubik <75363.2524@CompuServe.COM> wrote:

<<
Glen Powell wrote something to the effect of...

You want you oil to be at the minimum above boiling of water to rid the system
of moisture...

A few points here:  If the moisture were to be "gotten rid of", where would it
go?  Aren't the oil systems closed.  Suppose then it stays in the system as
steam.  Steam is worse than water for corrosion, aggressive tendencies, etc.
And a final point:  The boiling point of water is 212 F or 100 C at standard
pressure  (1 bar).  My engine oil (system) is only at 1 bar when the motor is
off.
>>

Once moisture has evaporated into steam the crankcase ventilation
system will take care of it.  There should be hardly any moisture in
your oil, however.  

Chris 
1988 90