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      07-21-2017, 05:02 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by NGR View Post
As an aside, my V8 X5 has an oil temp display and it usually takes 10 miles to get the oil up to operating temp! It's an old car though and has lights on the rev counter telling you how far you can push it as it warms up - with newer oils I suspect this can be largely disregarded though.
It's probably noteworthy that a V8 X5 has a much bigger engine with a lot more oil in it. That takes longer to warm up.
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