Originally Posted by
Caddyshack
Does oil change much after that much heat has been added to it?
yes mate it does. The oil used has a specific heat range. It's not as hardy as engine oil mate, it's more a hydraulic oil. Overheating of dampers causes their performance to fail dramatically. We see it on the dyno. If the damper has a lot of damping resistance they generate heat quite quickly. Once the oil reaches its temperature limit the damping resistance drops off quickly. They do recover to an extent but too many heat cycles and the oil is goosed.
Last edited by jonfoc; Aug 13, 2018 at 05:48 PM.