Low Oil = Performance Loss?? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

JetspeedCamry · 05-17-2005, 09:07 PM

Possibly a silly question, but does having low oil (down near the "LOW" marker) and low radiator fluid cause a performance loss?

Thanks.

userlain · 05-17-2005, 09:54 PM

Yes, the more oil you have the more potential you have for absorbing thermal energy.

The less oil you have, the hotter your engine will run(assuming you are pushing it really hard)

xpeed · 05-17-2005, 10:49 PM

Yeah. Same as having dirty oil. The dirtier the oil is, lower the performance you get.

ag6286 · 05-17-2005, 11:18 PM

along with wut they said, low radiator fluid will also cause the engine to run hotter making it less efficient...=less power and lower feul economy....overall tho its not that hard keeping up with filling the oil to the proper level and radiator fluid to the proper level, nor expensive

Toysrme · 05-17-2005, 11:58 PM

Right.
He has a VZ tho, so you can't make it run hot enough to begin with!

Woot for the family of over-cooled iron blocks!

userlain · 05-17-2005, 11:59 PM

It still isn't bright to be low on oil...

SmokingTires · 05-18-2005, 12:06 AM

low oil = more friction = by by piston rings

Low coolant = engine overheats

But a 3vz barely ever makes it to operating temp. You'll never overheat that engine.

atobe · 05-18-2005, 12:08 AM

too high oil is also bad cause the crank shaft's gonna be splashing all that oil around... i guess the lesson is not too low or not too high just right is good

Toysrme · 05-18-2005, 12:09 AM

smoking do you know how much trouble you could get in, if anyone ever puts the trd thermo and put it in?

SmokingTires · 05-18-2005, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toysrme

smoking do you know how much trouble you could get in, if anyone ever puts the trd thermo and put it in?

You could run the Indy 500 and never see operating temp

terrastrife · 05-18-2005, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokingTiresV6

low oil = more friction = by by piston rings

Low coolant = engine overheats

But a 3vz barely ever makes it to operating temp. You'll never overheat that engine.

i drive home 40km in teh morning and the engine doesnt get to working temp by teh time i get home... (by working i mean just below 1/2 way.. iteh morning its not even there yet by teh time i get home lol)