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Originally posted by nineoneone
oil never reachs temperture, no oil in engine,dry sump and it wears on the seals. I think?
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No oil in the engine????
Jesus, I need to start a *Snopes page* for automotive myths.......
Do you really think that Porsche, (or Yugo for that matter), designed their engines to empty completely of oil when they are shut off, so that they can damage themselves every time you start it? I'll tell you what, do this experiment:
Go outside and remove the drainplug from the bottom of the engine on your 911. Go ahead and put a coffee cup under the drain, in case there are a few drops left inside after shut-off. You shouldn't need anything bigger.
"Dry sump" simply means that the oil tank/resevoir is separate from the engine instead of part of the crankcase.
It does not mean that there is not a still a *****load of motor oil inside the motor, covering every moving part. If you ever get the chance to open up a motor, you will see what I mean. The parts are very oily.
As far as the oil being cold, so what? Pour some cold oil on the ground and try to dance on it. Better yet, play twister. I guarantee that you will be bouncing off your tail bone.
I can understand being concerned about some jerk damaging the car during transport, but starting it up for a minute to move it around ain't going to do it. You could start a cold car 500,000 times w/o damaging it. And I have rebuilt more engines than I can remember, and build some of the best ones around IMHSHO.
