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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Re: Patrick B.....
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Originally posted by twopoorsche
On the other hand, I am such a nerd that I won't drive my oil cooled cars when the temp is over 90 degrees. The sunroof works just fine.
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Why? We drive ours in Phoenix all the time with proper oil and oil coolers with no problems. As long as you keep the oil temps below 240 or so there is no problem. This weekend is the first weekend forcast with temps below 100 for the last 2.5 months.
This is the same as a airplane engine and they fly all the time when its hot, just with precautions for the heat. If your A/C system has a leak then fix it and drive the car. This is not rocket science but plain jane air conditioning.
If you want to let your car sit, then thats ok but not to drive it because "its too hot outside" then there is something else going on...
JoeA
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