04-02-2018, 04:51 AM
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1998 Boxster Silver/Red
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: 92262
Posts: 2,915
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Originally Posted by Anker
Reviving an old thread.
Having the 986 S out of winter storage I decided to check the warm up time to full engine temperature (needle covering the 8 in 180). 40 degrees F and suburbian roads with little traffic, max speed 45 mph.
At 5 minutes the needle was between the second and third line, the third being the 180 degree line. At 6 minutes the engine was up to full operating temperature.
At higher ambient temperatures and/or higher speeds the temperature would have risen faster.
If you run a low temperature thermostat in the mistaken belief that it will reduce engine overheating (see Low Temp Thermostats: What’s the Advantage? | Tuner University), then the warm-up temperature will be longer and engine wear will be higher.
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The logic of #8 sold me.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum/621275-does-the-ln-low-temp-thermostat-help-prevent-cracked-heads-cylinders.html
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