Oil temp issues - USA issue only??

Mr Ed · 09-06-2009, 02:24 AM

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...mp-issues.html

In the general 370Z forum, it appears our friends in the USA have oil issues with the Z and option 'oil cooler' for $500.

They say - it reaches around 300 degrees farenheit which equates to 148.89 degrees celcius.

In my 1,800 kms so far, I have not had any heat issues. The hottest my oil has gotten has been 98 degrees celcius.

Anyone is AUS have oil issues?

evse82 · 09-06-2009, 07:49 AM

They are all the same, but I can't imagine this being an issue unless you're cruising at 5000rpm all day long. I guess we'll get a better understanding of it in summer though. Should be all good either way.

bezzita · 09-06-2009, 07:48 PM

I tried to push my car for about 10mins..., always rev it up above 5krpm all the time..., then I saw the oil temp climb to 120 celcius. Remember this is in winter..., I believed in summer it would easily climb to 140-150 celcius..!!!

rudi · 09-06-2009, 07:52 PM

Be interesting up and down mountain roads in summer using engine breaking.

GTRFAN · 09-06-2009, 08:46 PM

I have pushed mine pretty hard and see temps of 110deg while the outside air was only 10deg.

I mentioned this to the service manager and he said it's perfectly normal and will only be an issue once it gets over 140deg. I think summer will be a real problem as we (Aus) get temps in the 40's all the time.

It all sounds a bit dodgy to me but what do we do? All I can do is change the oil every 5000k and look into a oil cooler.

evse82 · 09-06-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by GTRFAN

I have pushed mine pretty hard and see temps of 110deg while the outside air was only 10deg.

I mentioned this to the service manager and he said it's perfectly normal and will only be an issue once it gets over 140deg. I think summer will be a real problem as we (Aus) get temps in the 40's all the time.

It all sounds a bit dodgy to me but what do we do? All I can do is change the oil every 5000k and look into a oil cooler.

Yeah but the cooler voids the warranty on the engine apparently. I'm just gonna wait till summer, if it is a huge problem then I'll contact Nissan I guess. In all honesty though, even with a little 'spirited' driving, I don't think we'll come across any issues....... hopefully....

Don't forget, when summer does come and we decide to test the oil temps, I bet most ppl will be thrashing their cars to get high temps... doing this in most cars during hot weather will have the same effect - but the argument is that this is a sports car designed for this sort of driving and should be able to handle the temps.....

(unless of course the temps rise without driving hard... then we have a problem)

370er · 09-07-2009, 12:16 AM

A summer meet up would be a good idea to test together. Would be funny if they all went into limp mode... actually no it wouldn't.

09-06-2009, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mr Ed Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 162 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 15	Oil temp issues - USA issue only?? http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...mp-issues.html In the general 370Z forum, it appears our friends in the USA have oil issues with the Z and option 'oil cooler' for $500. They say - it reaches around 300 degrees farenheit which equates to 148.89 degrees celcius. In my 1,800 kms so far, I have not had any heat issues. The hottest my oil has gotten has been 98 degrees celcius. Anyone is AUS have oil issues? Last edited by Mr Ed; 09-06-2009 at 02:33 AM.

09-06-2009, 08:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
GTRFAN Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 586 Drives: 370z Titanium 6MT Rep Power: 17	I have pushed mine pretty hard and see temps of 110deg while the outside air was only 10deg. I mentioned this to the service manager and he said it's perfectly normal and will only be an issue once it gets over 140deg. I think summer will be a real problem as we (Aus) get temps in the 40's all the time. It all sounds a bit dodgy to me but what do we do? All I can do is change the oil every 5000k and look into a oil cooler. __________________ My Zed

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09-06-2009, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
evse82 Track Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 609 Drives: Black 370z MT Rep Power: 17	They are all the same, but I can't imagine this being an issue unless you're cruising at 5000rpm all day long. I guess we'll get a better understanding of it in summer though. Should be all good either way.

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bezzita Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 152 Drives: 09 370Z 6MT RED Rep Power: 15	I tried to push my car for about 10mins..., always rev it up above 5krpm all the time..., then I saw the oil temp climb to 120 celcius. Remember this is in winter..., I believed in summer it would easily climb to 140-150 celcius..!!!

09-06-2009, 07:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
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09-07-2009, 12:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
370er Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia, VIC Posts: 231 Drives: Yellow 370Z Rep Power: 16	A summer meet up would be a good idea to test together. Would be funny if they all went into limp mode... actually no it wouldn't.