Everyone with oil temp issues

wstar · 07-06-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by nurburgring

just to make sure i am clear. there is no problem with this car an oil temps for street driving correct? these problems only surface on hard track driving?

i just want to make sure im not going to have problems if i step on the gas on the highway etc..

thanks

Really depends on your definition of "step on the gas on the highway". If you mean you want to pass another commuter in your nice-looking car, you won't have any problems. If it means you want to double the speed limit for a long time, maybe

Even then, highway isn't so much the issue, it's aggressive low-speed driving with lots of repeated accel/decel cycles that really runs the oil temps up. And even then, you won't limp-mode the car on the street, I don't think anyone has reported that yet. You'll just potentially wear out your oil and your engine faster.

nurburgring · 07-06-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Really depends on your definition of "step on the gas on the highway". If you mean you want to pass another commuter in your nice-looking car, you won't have any problems. If it means you want to double the speed limit for a long time, maybe

Even then, highway isn't so much the issue, it's aggressive low-speed driving with lots of repeated accel/decel cycles that really runs the oil temps up. And even then, you won't limp-mode the car on the street, I don't think anyone has reported that yet. You'll just potentially wear out your oil and your engine faster.

yea, sounds like i wont have a problem. i like to step on the gas here or there, pass some cars and go around the bends.

travisjb · 07-06-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Really depends on your definition of "step on the gas on the highway". If you mean you want to pass another commuter in your nice-looking car, you won't have any problems. If it means you want to double the speed limit for a long time, maybe

Even then, highway isn't so much the issue, it's aggressive low-speed driving with lots of repeated accel/decel cycles that really runs the oil temps up. And even then, you won't limp-mode the car on the street, I don't think anyone has reported that yet. You'll just potentially wear out your oil and your engine faster.

Oil Temp Survey

Actually, in the oil temp survey thread, we did find a lot of respondents claiming they hit limp mode with only street driving... scroll down the thread linked above and look at the table... hope it's clear

wstar · 07-06-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by travisjb

Oil Temp Survey

Actually, in the oil temp survey thread, we did find a lot of respondents claiming they hit limp mode with only street driving... scroll down the thread linked above and look at the table... hope it's clear

Yeah but come on, there's even a data point there where someone claimed to drive "conservatively" and hit limp mode. I don't think anybody has posted here in their own words and claimed limp mode from street driving, at least not that I've seen.

bluzman · 07-07-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by travisjb

Oil Temp Survey

Actually, in the oil temp survey thread, we did find a lot of respondents claiming they hit limp mode with only street driving... scroll down the thread linked above and look at the table... hope it's clear

I guess I'm missing something. In the table I find 12 people responded that they went into the dreaded limp mode. OTOH, I don't see where I can find out whether some or all of them experienced this on the street.

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