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Old 01-29-2007, 07:50 PM   #10
MNBoxster
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Originally Posted by wanna986
"I'm normally a half quart or so low on oil, which will also affect temp readings"
That's interesting. You wouldn't think that would factor into things with more than nine quarts in the crankcase!
Hi,

With the Oil providing 60% of the cooling of the engine, if you reduce the volume of Oil, the engine retains more heat and the Coolant will reflect this with higher than normal temps. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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