Yes. The engine is designed to work best within a certain temp range. If the engine is too cool then all the variously carefully clearenced engine parts won't expand properly causing excessive wear-and more. Any good oil cooler (I would think) should have a pressure relief valve or something to prevent the oil from flowing through it when the temp is too cool. James
>Is there such a thing as an engine running TOO cool? If an engine is well-tuned and running fine, >would it make sense to add an oil-cooler as a precaution? Or could you >bring the temp so low as to put the motor in a constant state of "warming >up" and never reach proper range. >Brian Groot >groot14@snycorva.cortland.edu > Red '93 SLC Red '87 GTI and '67 deluxe '71,81,'85 Westies
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