Thread: Is the oil cooler *really* necessary?
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Old 02-15-2007, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Shawn D. View Post
The highest oil temp I'd consider "acceptable" would be around 220F/105C.
The only engines that I have operated that had an oil temp limitation specified 245F as the maximum temp.

The complete story on the W123 oil cooler thermostat is that it begins to open at 110C and does not fully open until 125C.
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