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Old 10-05-2020, 06:29 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG View Post
I have a piece of plastic with holes at the edges I can zip tie to my oil cooler once the ambient temps regularly start hitting 60F or less. The issue with low oil temp is it doesn't get hot enough to boil off the moisture that accumulates in the oil from condensation.

Edit: Even oil coolers with a thermostatic plate still trickle a small amount of oil through the cooler.
You don't need to have 212F to evaporate off water.

Ever see vapor rising from hot, but not boiling water? Or steam from a hot shower that is obviously WAY less hot than boiling water?
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