What oil temp is considered warmed up?

gh0st3794 · 03-05-2010, 07:56 AM

At what oil temp do you guys usually warm up to before you start any spirited driving?

vipor · 03-05-2010, 08:17 AM

Just wait til the needle starts moving. 140-ish

m4a1mustang · 03-05-2010, 08:26 AM

I like to get it up to 180 before I start any hard driving.

vipor · 03-05-2010, 08:36 AM

With my cooler I have to be in traffic or on the track to hit 180 lol.

m4a1mustang · 03-05-2010, 09:11 AM

No thermostat?

vipor · 03-05-2010, 09:37 AM

Themostatic Plates aren't 100%, there's always flow. They're 100% open at their specified temp, but they're never 0%.

m4a1mustang · 03-05-2010, 09:40 AM

But won't they be ~90% closed or so below 180* ?

Valentino · 03-05-2010, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I like to get it up to 180 before I start any hard driving.

Same here.

TheSnakeJake · 03-05-2010, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I like to get it up to 180 before I start any hard driving.

+2

import111 · 03-05-2010, 12:44 PM

180 before reving more than 4500rpm

Chupacabra · 03-05-2010, 01:06 PM

160 and ill red line the car... two-three of those klong shifts and it will be nice and ready.

KEVTEX · 03-05-2010, 02:36 PM

180 before I accelerate hard.
With the thermostats, the path to the oil cooler is always 100% open. It is the direct path through the filter that closes as the temperature increases, forcing more of the oil through the cooler.

mspeasl · 03-05-2010, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vipor

Themostatic Plates aren't 100%, there's always flow. They're 100% open at their specified temp, but they're never 0%.

Really................? Go to your local parts store and purchase one and take it home and put it in a pan of water. Put a candy Thermometer in with it and turn on the heat. Watch what happens when you play with the amount of heat. I believe you'll be surprised...............!

03-05-2010, 07:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
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03-05-2010, 08:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 43 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 50	Just wait til the needle starts moving. 140-ish __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

03-05-2010, 08:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	I like to get it up to 180 before I start any hard driving. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-05-2010, 08:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 43 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 50	With my cooler I have to be in traffic or on the track to hit 180 lol. __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

03-05-2010, 09:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	No thermostat? __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-05-2010, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 43 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 50	Themostatic Plates aren't 100%, there's always flow. They're 100% open at their specified temp, but they're never 0%. __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

03-05-2010, 09:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	But won't they be ~90% closed or so below 180* ? __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-05-2010, 12:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
import111 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ. Posts: 622 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 193	180 before reving more than 4500rpm R@n1n3913 likes this.

03-05-2010, 01:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chupacabra Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 477 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z s M6 Rep Power: 202	160 and ill red line the car... two-three of those klong shifts and it will be nice and ready. __________________ Where are my aluminum pedals?

03-05-2010, 02:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
KEVTEX Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montgomery, TX Posts: 119 Drives: 2010 370Z 7at sp pg Rep Power: 17	180 before I accelerate hard. With the thermostats, the path to the oil cooler is always 100% open. It is the direct path through the filter that closes as the temperature increases, forcing more of the oil through the cooler.

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