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BobbyLight · 08-04-2016, 12:15 PM

I put on the Z1 oil cooler with thermostatic plate, which to my understanding stays shut until the oil is up to temp. However I have noticed that when I cold start the car, the oil cooler is very warm to the touch after only a few minutes; and well before the oil is up to temp. Is this normal?

08-04-2016, 12:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
BobbyLight Base Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 97 Drives: 09 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 9	Oil cooler thermostatic plate working correctly? I put on the Z1 oil cooler with thermostatic plate, which to my understanding stays shut until the oil is up to temp. However I have noticed that when I cold start the car, the oil cooler is very warm to the touch after only a few minutes; and well before the oil is up to temp. Is this normal?