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I have been wanting to info you guys about this for some time...since I have an oil temperature gauge I have made a few observations...first, in the heat of summer the oil temp will get near 220 degrees, although the Ford techs at my dealer don't think this is a problem and is within norm.  But the thing I have found surprising is the amount of time it takes the oil to warm in this cold weather. I have found that in just rural driving it will take as much as 15 miles of driving before the oil temperature reaches the 170-180 mark.  Today, after picking up the car at the dealer, I drove about 5 miles, then drove through my home town with several stop lights and then through some residential areas before the oil temp reached 160...I am amazed how slowly the oil got up to a normal temp...I am thinking that the car probably should be gently driven for at least 15-20 minutes before running hard.  I don't imagine the oil is doing it's best job of protection and lubrication until it gets some heat...although I stand to be corrected.  FYI I am running Royal Purple 5W-20 just for a point of reference. 

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Funny you should post this.  I was having a discussion today about warming up you car.  My view is that you should warm it up.  In the cold of winter, I warm up 10 minutes in the morning and before leaving work.  When it's warm out, just a couple minutes.  It's really great having remote start!  The other issue was the Trans.  I have heard (and believe) that it takes the trans twice as long as the engine to warm up. Lately, I have given up WOTing at my favorite place on my commute.  I still give it a little stomp but my commute is so short that including warm up time, my car is only running for less than 20 minutes. 

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I think one's oil temps are contingent upon having the Auxiliary Oil Cooler, or not.

 

I am trying recall what my (oil) temps run, as its been a while since I've driven her (remember, this is my 1st Winter where she's hibernating peacefully in the garage) & overall, she's been removed from daily driving duties.

 

I do recall it taking forever for the trans to warm up to normal operating temps during the colder months and I too would very rarely, if at all, WOT her in the Winter.

 

Never desired for the Methanol to kick in during those cold temps, and potentially cause an issue of any kind.

 

****Scratches head.....still can't recall what the oil temps were****

 

 

 

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How long does it take the SHO typically to get the rpms to idle range after startup, summer vs winter?  I wait for that to happen at a minimum before I drive off.  Driving the car will raise the engine temps faster than idling it, in theory, but this is where the smaller EB engined vehicles have an advantage with their shutters since they help take cooling air flow out of the equation.  Trans temps can only rise with driving, so raise the engine temp to a certain point, then drive away.  Should not be affected by colder TStats.

 

Triple digits is kind of my standard for driving with a heavier foot on the throttle.  That and keeping fluids fresh in the winter to keep them responsive.

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I just went out to the garage, to look at the gauge itself and looking at it, I recall it would typically stay around the 190 range.

 

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Mike, I am thinking you are probably spot on with the temperature, I said mine does get hotter in the summer, which is expected because of the lack of the aux. oil cooler...which I still covet!  But darn I don't want to give up that ACC! LOL   BTW, I am extremely jealous that your car gets to sleep comfortably in the garage this winter....of course, mine would not be driven nearly as much, but I have been doing hydro-therapy for exercise and normally the SHO is the only car available when it's time to head for the pool....but still not wild about driving it when the weather is anything but dry and sunny!

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