Everyone with oil temp issues

wstar · 05-11-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nicknick

Guys I just test drove a 370Z here in Austrlaia, a 6sp manual.
Awesome car. This thing regarding high engine oil temps has me concerned though. So i checked and diwscovered that oil temp of 220 is normal. Therefore would you not expect oil temp to rise a little bit in heavy traffic or track driving. Just wondering if this is being overhyped. Additionally you could use full synthetic oil like redline, motul etc.

I'm at somewhere around 4200 miles now, on Motul 300V, and I'm still seeing some scary temps (260 without trying *too* hard on the street). The easy fix is to keep the RPMs down and not drive like a maniac. However, I don't think that's the fix I'll be using in the long run

VCuomo · 05-11-2009, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicknick

Guys I just test drove a 370Z here in Austrlaia, a 6sp manual.
Awesome car. This thing regarding high engine oil temps has me concerned though. So i checked and diwscovered that oil temp of 220 is normal. Therefore would you not expect oil temp to rise a little bit in heavy traffic or track driving. Just wondering if this is being overhyped. Additionally you could use full synthetic oil like redline, motul etc.

I'm wondering the same thing. I bought a new 370Z, but with 7AT not 6MT, a week ago and took the car out this weekend for a drive through Cleveland National Forest - not a lot of major elevation changes, but some nice twisties with outside air temp at about 85. I had to really work the car to get the oil temp to hit 220 - it pretty much stayed at 210 the whole trip. At the end of the trip you end up in Lake Elsinore where the outside temp was 93, and the oil temp dropped down to 200 and then rose back up to 210.

spearfish25 · 05-11-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

I'm wondering the same thing. I bought a new 370Z, but with 7AT not 6MT, a week ago and took the car out this weekend for a drive through Cleveland National Forest - not a lot of major elevation changes, but some nice twisties with outside air temp at about 85. I had to really work the car to get the oil temp to hit 220 - it pretty much stayed at 210 the whole trip. At the end of the trip you end up in Lake Elsinore where the outside temp was 93, and the oil temp dropped down to 200 and then rose back up to 210.

Moving at highway speeds and RPMs under 4k won't lead to problems. If you did that drive, revved to 6k a few times and then immediately slowed to 5-10mph stop and go driving...you'd be a believer in the oil temp problem.

semtex · 04-28-2009, 06:07 PM

^ Okay, so we should all do this once ever 12 months, whenever they release the next year's model!

RCZ · 04-28-2009, 07:31 PM

The costs will start piling then. Im ok with a new Z ever few months.

ChrisSlicks · 04-28-2009, 08:15 PM

In Massachusetts it is 12 months or 15000 miles. It's the same basic 3 strikes policy except you must give the manufacturer (not the dealer) one final repair attempt. In this case the final repair attempt would likely be an oil cooler as that would be considerably cheaper than the alternative.

spearfish25 · 04-29-2009, 06:11 AM

What are you entering for vehicle type in that complaint website? They don't have a 370Z option.

prodigyz · 04-29-2009, 08:24 AM

a normal day of driving in stop and go traffic where i live I get no more than 220. If I take it to the mountains and throw it in manual mode and keep rpms up past 5k I will get to 260 range. When the car had less miles it would get to 280. It almost seems like the car is getting lower and lower temps. My mileage now is 2,000 miles. When it gets to 260 takes around 2 min to cool off. back to 230 or so. That being said, the temps still seem high. Wish they were lower.

alan93rsa · 04-29-2009, 10:26 AM

Yep, You know what they say. It never runs so good until just before it blows up!

SoCal 370Z · 04-29-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by alan93rsa

Yep, You know what they say. It never runs so good until just before it blows up!

So true...so true...

RCZ · 04-29-2009, 11:33 AM

Can someone with a stock car take it to the dealer and complain about high temps please? have them fix it.

spearfish25 · 04-29-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RCZ

Can someone with a stock car take it to the dealer and complain about high temps please? have them fix it.

I think someone did this already. From what I recall, the dealer looked it over, changed the oil and sent him away.

370er · 04-30-2009, 02:15 AM

The 370Z officially goes on sale here in Australia from tomorrow (1st May). I must say this oil issue has caused me to hesitate on purchasing the car. I will keep reading this thread with much interest.

ChrisSlicks · 04-30-2009, 08:31 AM

Australia will be the real test, it gets f'n hot and there are lots of roads on which to open it up. Unfortunately it is heading into Winter for most of the country but it will still but hot and dry up north.

gpa7pk · 04-30-2009, 10:59 AM

Taking the suggestion from this thread I called Nissan customer affairs at 1.800.647.7261 this Tuesday. I talked with Jennifer Irwin, extension 41622, and voiced my concern about the high oil temperature issue. I also told her I was thinking about cancelling my 370Z order due in July because of the very hot summers we get in Texas. She open up file #6479687. I got a call back from her this morning. According to her supervisor, Nissan is aware of the problem and that their engineering is currently working on an oil cooler kit that is to be available in two to three weeks. Of course doubting this I asked if she was sure and she said that it was a fact and she had been authorized to tell me about the kit.

We shall see.....

04-28-2009, 06:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 54 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 33	^ Okay, so we should all do this once ever 12 months, whenever they release the next year's model! __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

04-29-2009, 10:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
alan93rsa Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 412 Drives: 16 Cayman GT4 Red Rep Power: 221	Yep, You know what they say. It never runs so good until just before it blows up! __________________ 16 Cayman GT4, Carmine Red, Buckets, PCCB etc.

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ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	In Massachusetts it is 12 months or 15000 miles. It's the same basic 3 strikes policy except you must give the manufacturer (not the dealer) one final repair attempt. In this case the final repair attempt would likely be an oil cooler as that would be considerably cheaper than the alternative.

04-29-2009, 06:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1857	What are you entering for vehicle type in that complaint website? They don't have a 370Z option.

04-29-2009, 08:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
prodigyz Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: san diego Posts: 13 Drives: 09 nissan 370z at7 Rep Power: 17	a normal day of driving in stop and go traffic where i live I get no more than 220. If I take it to the mountains and throw it in manual mode and keep rpms up past 5k I will get to 260 range. When the car had less miles it would get to 280. It almost seems like the car is getting lower and lower temps. My mileage now is 2,000 miles. When it gets to 260 takes around 2 min to cool off. back to 230 or so. That being said, the temps still seem high. Wish they were lower.

04-29-2009, 11:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	Can someone with a stock car take it to the dealer and complain about high temps please? have them fix it.

04-30-2009, 02:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
370er Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia, VIC Posts: 231 Drives: Yellow 370Z Rep Power: 17	The 370Z officially goes on sale here in Australia from tomorrow (1st May). I must say this oil issue has caused me to hesitate on purchasing the car. I will keep reading this thread with much interest.

04-30-2009, 08:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	Australia will be the real test, it gets f'n hot and there are lots of roads on which to open it up. Unfortunately it is heading into Winter for most of the country but it will still but hot and dry up north.

04-30-2009, 10:59 AM	#15 (permalink)
gpa7pk Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 135 Drives: 1959 Triumph TR3A Rep Power: 17	Taking the suggestion from this thread I called Nissan customer affairs at 1.800.647.7261 this Tuesday. I talked with Jennifer Irwin, extension 41622, and voiced my concern about the high oil temperature issue. I also told her I was thinking about cancelling my 370Z order due in July because of the very hot summers we get in Texas. She open up file #6479687. I got a call back from her this morning. According to her supervisor, Nissan is aware of the problem and that their engineering is currently working on an oil cooler kit that is to be available in two to three weeks. Of course doubting this I asked if she was sure and she said that it was a fact and she had been authorized to tell me about the kit. We shall see.....