Patman
Staff member
I found this question on one of the f-body message boards, and was interested in the answers from you guys.
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Noticed that the oil heats up much slower than the coolant but when the car has been off for an hour or so the coolant is still 160-170 but the oil seems to be cold again, I am assuming that the temp of the oil directly relates to the pressure. Like on a cold start in the morn its about 50 psi and after and hour or 2 its back up there but the coolant is still warm. Dont get it... I always thought if something heats up slowly it cools down slowly as well, was it called specific heat? What am I missing?