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jmendlik

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Took car out for a 5 Mile drive to warm up the oil before I changed it. I did not boost it at all... While doing the oil change I happened to touch the polished side of the compressor to clean it and it was so hot you could almost burn your hand if you left it on there. Is this normal??... Car temp before oil change warm was no more than 173drgrees on scanmaster...
 
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Took car out for a 5 Mile drive to warm up the oil before I changed it..............

This is somewhat off topic, but in all the years I have dealt with cars, my preference is to change oil after the car sits for a while, even overnight, so as much oil as possible drains into the oil pan. :)
 
Took car out for a 5 Mile drive to warm up the oil before I changed it..............

This is somewhat off topic sorry Joe, but in all the years I have dealt with cars, my preference is to change oil after the car sits for a while, even overnight, so as much oil as possible drains into the oil pan. :)

Also, on most newer cars, the drain plug is at the bottom of the pan so ALL the oil is drained, our Buicks have a bung inside the pan which keeps at least a pint of oil from draining.

Various solutions I have used - with the drain plug out, pour a quart of oil to flush out most of the old oil, weld a bung on the bottom of the pan, or use a RJC oil pan with the outside bung!
 
Everything under the hood on a turbo car gets hot. I would install a cowl hood on the Buick to evacuate some heat but I would be publicly assassinated.
 
......... I would install a cowl hood on the Buick to evacuate some heat but I would be publicly assassinated.

A cowl hood would call for drastic measures such sending Lou over to rectify that mess? :(

It can be simply done by removing the rubber seal at the cowl to let out the excess under hood heat.

Most turbo cars leave here with seal in the trunk! :)
 
A cowl hood would call for drastic measures such sending Lou over to rectify that mess? :(

It can be simply done by removing the rubber seal at the cowl to let out the excess under hood heat.

Most turbo cars leave here with seal in the trunk! :)
I think I'll do that! Wouldn't want Lou over here. He brings sheep, trouble and complete chaos wherever he goes. :ROFLMAO:
 
This is interesting. So by removing the cowl seal its possible to reduce under hood temps? Would the temp drop be significantly reduced?
This is a negative pressure area correct, so the cooling effect would be from "pulling" cooler air in OR due to the fact the hot air can escape through that area?
 
Old racer's trick. I do it all the time at the track.
 
Yup I did it on my Olds... Rain isn't an issue in case your wondering.
 
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