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Originally Posted by SPOHN
In all honesty I feel the article is driven towards being an environmentalist. Which nothing is wrong with that. But I fail to see how it could be that detrimental to engine wear. If any it's mild, especially with our modern day motors and the technology behind them. It's no big deal for me.
I'll take over idealing over a blown oil cooler line fitting.
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I did notice the enviro-bent, but I don't think that was the thrust. Most of the major points relating to wear I posted in that quote.
The general consensus nowadays is that the old conventional wisdom of letting the car reach operating temperatures via letting it sit and idle doesn't apply to most modern cars -- gentle driving until proper temperatures are reached is better for the vehicle in general.
Having an oil cooler may put you in a different situation if you need to worry about excessive pressure blowing fittings