Shock oil and temperature

[DLF]

Am I wrong to assume that today's shock oils are not that susceptable to outside temps? I know in the old days they were, but I thought today's oils were not effected as much. In this case, I'm referring to Associated oils.

[SteveK]

The pure silicone oils from Associated,Losi, and Trinity are supposed to be resistant to thinning in the heat and thickening in the cold. I think in extremes, like near-freezing and very hot summer days, they can probably be affected, but I don't know how much. I'm not likely to run on either a very hot or very cold day anyway (Heat can cook your electrics and cold saps as much as 25% of your battery capacity), so I don't know for sure.