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Originally Posted by bullitt5897
You are definitely not driving near as hard as many members on here. The reason the oil temps rise is from engine braking... you know using the engine to decelerate instead of the brakes... I had my car go into limp mode on a 60 degree rainy day after about 20 min of hard driving... then again I push the car to the limits  |
I'm pretty sure that engine braking doesn't generate much heat, typically the fuel is cut in full lift off which means no combustion.