I've never seen a car that has one...why?

I can't imagine they would opt to have the PS cooled, but leave the oil out of it...if it really DOES matter.

Most cars have them in one form or another...Either a dedicated cooler, or an extended routing of the Pipes/hoses from the pump to the rack. Pumping that fluid at high pressures makes heat..

wow this thread is STILL going?! havent checked it since we were at page 40 thinking it was gonna stop any moment.....I was worried about the temps as well but in the end, it's just a car. Enjoy it for what it gives you both the bad and the good. No car is going to be perfect peeps.

I Agree with Semtex.....about adding the Oil Cooler for a safety factor.....does anyone have an idea of just how much cooler the oil stays with the oil cooler?

Roughly a quart in the core and lines.. My car takes 6 qts to fill

Thanks......I would think that the extra quart is also an added benefit .....

but How Much does the Cooler help temperature wise ?

Results at the end of my Oil Cooler DIY here:
http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...ttsa-pics.html

Well I don't know if I'm wrong but this is what I did for cooling issues. I have the vented hood and instead of the 5 1/8 quarts I put a full 6 quarts. I haven't had any issues since and I haven't surpassed the 220F mark even with aggressive driving. I figured since there is more volume that it would take longer to heat up the oil. I don't have an oil cooler yet. Could someone correct me if I'm wrong?

:eek: You're going to blow your engine up! You're overfilling your engine. Unless you have a bigger oil filter, extra oil can damage your engine and it may NOT be covered under warranty since it was YOUR decision to overfill (Nissan doesn't recommend filling the crank more than 5 1/8 quarts)

Yes...This is not a good plan. Overfilling can result in other issues that are more exteme than just temps. Your hood vent is not having any impact on oil temps. What temps you are reporting are normal. Get your oil to the correct level and don't worry about it!

Ovefilling the oil can cause seals to blow, aeration of the oil which would lead to poor lubrication, plus the piston having to work harder to remove the oil from the cylinder walls. Just my $0.02

Oh crap I better get on it. My S used to burn oil and I thought I had read that the Z did also. Thanks!

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This is wrong. No way around it!

Ok I drained the oil completely, remeasured with the drain pan and put it back in. Whew that was a close one! Thanks guys :tup:

Everybody is concerned about the oil temperture,lets says "if" our cars don't come with a oil temperture gauge,will this be an issue.?I have driven alot of cars without oil temperture gauge,so even i trash the cars,i don't know their oil temperture.!