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Oil cooling question
I understand that, to a large degree, our motors are oil cooled.
I'm idly wondering how much oil has to be in the tank just to lube the moving parts. Put another way, in a cold climate, wherein the oil temp. doesn't come up to the temp. that it does in a warm climate, how low could the oil level get (while still registering a safe temp. reading on the guage) without compromising engine lubrication?
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I'm no expert, but flat 4 air/oil cooled VW's existed for decades on 2.5 quarts of oil.
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Consider that theoretically the larger amount of oil availabe the better contaminates will be diluted throughout the oil. This can really effect the longevity.
If I remember right the engines hold roughly 3-4 quarts internally so I would assume that you would want atleast 6-7 quarts additional in the tank to account for oil in the lines and allow enough oil for 1 complete circulation. Personally I would not risk anything more then a quart or so below spec.
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