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Originally Posted by jwick
Same thing the thermostat on your coolant system does. It prevents fluid from going thru the heat exchanger (I.e. Oil cooler) until you reach a certain operating temperature.
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Not entirely true. The basic concept is right but in order to avoid thermal shock to the cooler a small amount of oil is always flowing through the cooler and then when it gets hot it allows a lot more oil to go through the cooler.
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