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Cold Oil is thicker & more resistant to flowing freely.
That is why Cold Oil builds more pressure than Hot Oil. (esp at idle)
But in this case higher pressure is more an indication of flow resistance that it is of flow volume. The increased pressure is required to force the cold oil to flow...
These procedures are focused around preventing Turbo damage.
Coking & bearing failure can occur if shut down when very hot.
Thermal temps differences are a concern at start-up as the oil is relatively cold compared to the exhaust gas temps. Putting a lot of heat into the turbo & cooling it...
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