Q:
What heats up the engine oil while cursing with no load vs. towing?
Longer version of the above question based on my limited knowledge:
Given a fixed rpm, is it correct to assume that the only reason the oil temperature goes higher when towing is due to the increased combustion?
For example if towing at 3000 RPM, more fuel is burned and it dumps more heat into the crankcase.
if cursing at 3000 RPM (with less load) there is less combustion heat.
My question is, if the rpm is fixed for example at 3K and the engine parts are I assume under hydrodynamic lubrication or regime ... Then the only impact that towing (or more load) has on the engine oil is the additional heat from the combustion. Is that cotrect? Anything else inside the engine that is making any significant contact and producing additional heat (friction) from the extra load? How does flywheel come into this equation as far heating up the oil? Anything else?
Thanks!
What heats up the engine oil while cursing with no load vs. towing?
Longer version of the above question based on my limited knowledge:
Given a fixed rpm, is it correct to assume that the only reason the oil temperature goes higher when towing is due to the increased combustion?
For example if towing at 3000 RPM, more fuel is burned and it dumps more heat into the crankcase.
if cursing at 3000 RPM (with less load) there is less combustion heat.
My question is, if the rpm is fixed for example at 3K and the engine parts are I assume under hydrodynamic lubrication or regime ... Then the only impact that towing (or more load) has on the engine oil is the additional heat from the combustion. Is that cotrect? Anything else inside the engine that is making any significant contact and producing additional heat (friction) from the extra load? How does flywheel come into this equation as far heating up the oil? Anything else?
Thanks!