Miata Mailing List: April 1999, Message #50

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On 3/31/99 22:19, Machemer C Conrad Civ 
carl.machemer@swc.schriever.af.mil wrote:

>First, does the oil
>warm up faster than, as fast as, or slower than the coolant (i.e. if the
>temperature [coolant] needle shows the engine is "warm," is the oil warmed
>up as well?

On my '94, the oil takes about 2-3 times long to reach operating 
temperature as the coolant, as evidenced by the oil pressure at idle 
decreasing from 60 psi to 25. I try to keep the rpm under 4000 until that 
point. On '95 and later Miatas, you can use your clock and estimate when 
it'll be warm, or you can retrofit the earlier oil pressure gauge to 
replace your idiot needle, and know for sure.

---
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C

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