01-09-2018, 11:03 AM
(01-08-2018, 03:27 PM)Calcb_imp Wrote: I just did some riding in 30-40 degree weather and wonder if 5-40 300V would be better than 10-40 300v. The oil never seemed to warm to the point where the shifts are normally like butter.
That might help. The thinner cold weather rating would make the viscosity a bit lower, which is what heat would do.
Another solution might be to block off part or all of the oil cooler with some metallic tape.
My air cooled airplane engine has a "winter plate" that blocks the oil cooler for cold weather flying, so that the oil can reach normal operating temperatures. Some of my fellow airplane owners that don't have the plate just use the metallic foil HVAC tape instead.