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Originally Posted by BabyDiesel
I would try a more aggressive grill block during the winter. I recall Donkey CRX saying he has a hard time keeping his engine temperatures high enough in his red VX, and that is with a full belly pan and near 100% grill block.
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I've got the same problem with my turbodiesel. Servicemen have told me that the closed grille block will cause the oil to overheat (no breeze on the oil/air cooler), but even with an engine tray, insulated hood and even an insulated oilpan, the engine still does not reach full operating temp when it is below -5 or -10 deg C outdoors.
92civicvx: If your engine cools the oil with coolant, then don't touch it. If it cools with air, then make an openable grille block - that way you won't lose heat when the grille is closed, yet you can still open it when cooling is needed.
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