Everyone with oil temp issues

Jamdun17 · 09-22-2009, 08:32 PM

Hi, i am new to this forum, and currently run a 1995 M3 which i was considering selling to get this car over the 135i, with all the oil & diff issues it is making me think twice about getting one, i am an avid track and autocross driver and love spirited driving when i get the oppotunity, now my car has 125,000 miles on it and hasent had a problem yet even after multiple HPDE events and even more autox, now is this something i should be severly worried about being a resident of florida, or is there anything i can do to help speed up the process and get on nissan to provide factory cooler. i understand i can buy an aftermarket one but i believe a car should do what it is advertised to do.

antennahead · 09-22-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamdun17

Hi, i am new to this forum, and currently run a 1995 M3 which i was considering selling to get this car over the 135i, with all the oil & diff issues it is making me think twice about getting one, i am an avid track and autocross driver and love spirited driving when i get the oppotunity, now my car has 125,000 miles on it and hasent had a problem yet even after multiple HPDE events and even more autox, now is this something i should be severly worried about being a resident of florida, or is there anything i can do to help speed up the process and get on nissan to provide factory cooler. i understand i can buy an aftermarket one but i believe a car should do what it is advertised to do.

At this point there is no cooler, and the 2010 has no cooler. Someone posted a pic of the 2010 Nismo, and a cooler was spoted behind the grill. That led to speculation, will the 2010 Nismo have a cooler? Was that just there for the magazines to test drive, as the early cars for 2009 had for the journalists? Who knows at this point.

I love my Z. If I lived in Florida and tracked/auto crossed the car, I would buy one and add an aftermarket cooler, problem solved. I live in SC, and it gets very hot here in the summer. Next spring, I will probably add a cooler and I don't track my car. I never hit limp mode, but I can hit 250 degrees with spirited driving and stop and go traffic. I will feel more comfortable with the longevity of the engine if I add one. I would not let this stop you from buying the car, it is a great machine!

John

Jamdun17 · 09-24-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by antennahead

At this point there is no cooler, and the 2010 has no cooler. Someone posted a pic of the 2010 Nismo, and a cooler was spoted behind the grill. That led to speculation, will the 2010 Nismo have a cooler? Was that just there for the magazines to test drive, as the early cars for 2009 had for the journalists? Who knows at this point.

I love my Z. If I lived in Florida and tracked/auto crossed the car, I would buy one and add an aftermarket cooler, problem solved. I live in SC, and it gets very hot here in the summer. Next spring, I will probably add a cooler and I don't track my car. I never hit limp mode, but I can hit 250 degrees with spirited driving and stop and go traffic. I will feel more comfortable with the longevity of the engine if I add one. I would not let this stop you from buying the car, it is a great machine!

John

250 degrees with just spirted driving is pretty high, and with some track temps here reaching into the 90's the size of the oil cooler would prob have to be massive to cope with the added temps.

Has any of the aftermarket guys come up with a larger oil pan that dissipates heat better then stock ?

semtex · 09-24-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamdun17

250 degrees with just spirted driving is pretty high, and with some track temps here reaching into the 90's the size of the oil cooler would prob have to be massive to cope with the added temps.

Has any of the aftermarket guys come up with a larger oil pan that dissipates heat better then stock ?

DIY: Oil Pan Spacer

Jamdun17 · 09-26-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by semtex

DIY: Oil Pan Spacer

Nice glad someone thought about it, its to bad it leaves the oil pan hanging down though but thats to be expected, anything about the diff like a finned differential cover that adds capacity as well?
Thanks

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Jamdun17 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 9 Drives: 95 BMW M3 Rep Power: 16	Hi, i am new to this forum, and currently run a 1995 M3 which i was considering selling to get this car over the 135i, with all the oil & diff issues it is making me think twice about getting one, i am an avid track and autocross driver and love spirited driving when i get the oppotunity, now my car has 125,000 miles on it and hasent had a problem yet even after multiple HPDE events and even more autox, now is this something i should be severly worried about being a resident of florida, or is there anything i can do to help speed up the process and get on nissan to provide factory cooler. i understand i can buy an aftermarket one but i believe a car should do what it is advertised to do.