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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Another reason for the oil immersion heater is about this time last year it was about 0°F. I cranked up my 7.4L and it was knocking really bad. Before I fired it up I had ran the 5,500w coolant heater for the normal amount of time, then continued to run it for about 5 minutes. Because I thought it might be air in the lifters. After it didn't go away I figured it could be a rod bearing.
A few days later when it was 40°F I went to fire it up to trouble shoot the knock and it was gone.
It was a collapsed lifter that was full of air.
Later when I tore the engine apart I found an air bleeding lifter oil galley plug had been clogged up with a chunk of oil sludge. So the air could only escape from the lifter oil galley when it was some what mild out.
So cold oil does you no favors.
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Cold oil , does not pump , flow or lubricate properly . And it does not have to be all that cold .
From what I read , the majority of engine wear happens the the engine first starts and then until the oil warms up enough to function correctly .
God bless
Wyr