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Old 07-19-2015, 02:13 PM   #1
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On my new Corvette (is that banned I didn't say that chev... word) the oil temp reading is below water temp by at least 15 degrees.
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Old 07-19-2015, 04:33 PM   #2
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On my new Corvette (is that banned I didn't say that chev... word) the oil temp reading is below water temp by at least 15 degrees.

I think you may find that that temp is after the oil cooler.

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Old 07-23-2015, 11:57 AM   #3
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Ronnie, I don't know about oil cooler but I think it is stabilized oil temp never varies after warm just like the coolant temp. My car is a dry sump Z51 with 10.5 quarts of oil in it.
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