Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da...
by bluedino on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:30PM
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Most engines will have a lower redline until the engine has reached a certain temp
Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da...
by winrid on Sunday December 25, 2022 @05:48PM
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Street cars have been using coolant/oil heat exchangers to bring oil up to temp faster and regulate its temperature under load since at least 1999 (source: VW's 1.8T, AEB and AWP motors).
https://store.ngpracing.com/acm-oil-cooler-heat-exchanger-1-...
Once the oil temp starts to get above 150F it very quickly gets to the operating temp (220F), so I view that as the point that it's okay to go above 3000 RPM.
If there are oil heaters then they must be far away from the oil reservoir temperature sensor and only have a local effect. As you say, that sounds like a feature for very large engines. It's probably a good practice to be gentle to car engines with cold oil.