Everyone with oil temp issues

spearfish25 · 05-22-2009, 04:02 PM

I've been reluctant to call and schedule a demo drive with the quality control specialist since lately I don't think I'd get to limp mode. As my car has broken in, the oil temps appear to have tamed themselves. Even the past few 80+F days with spirited driving and stop-and-go intervals, I haven't even gotten over 230. Racing to the hospital a few nights ago on ER call, the temps didn't rise much at all even then (sustained 115mph on the highway).

I have the number for the QC engineer should I run into problems again. But for now I agree with Weatherman, case closed with regards to road driving. If I want to track the car, I'll have to buy the oil cooler...so be it. I hope Nissan just prices the new cooler set at a bargain rate knowing that they should have installed it (or had it as an option) upon the car's release.

jbbrann · 05-22-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

As my car has broken in, the oil temps appear to have tamed themselves.

How many miles are you at now, just out of curiousity?

TheWeatherman · 05-22-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jbbrann

How many miles are you at now, just out of curiousity?

I'm at 4,200 and have never had serious problems. One spike over 265, but I was pounding it for well over 10 mins at a charity event on the Milwaukee Mile. Never went into limp mode on me. (That was at like 3,200 miles.)

wstar · 05-22-2009, 04:44 PM

Mine seems to have gotten better with miles as well, relative to outside temps, but it's hard to judge whether I've just been driving different, or whether lots of other small changes are contributing (switch to synth, lack of engine cover, colder intake air, water wetter, etc). It's possible that low-mile engines exhibit the cooling issue more than ones that are fully broken in.

Edit: oh yeah, and I'm right around 5K miles now.

spearfish25 · 05-22-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jbbrann

How many miles are you at now, just out of curiousity?

Just broke 2,000 mi. My sole temp issue was a temp of 245F on an 80F day sitting in traffic for 1.5hrs. I did change my driving habits that day to keep the temp from going higher. That was around 1,200mi and then I had my oil changed with Nissan Ester Oil at 1,300mi. Haven't had any temp issues since then, regardless of how I drive, and our daily temps have been 70-85F for the past week or two.

05-22-2009, 04:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Mine seems to have gotten better with miles as well, relative to outside temps, but it's hard to judge whether I've just been driving different, or whether lots of other small changes are contributing (switch to synth, lack of engine cover, colder intake air, water wetter, etc). It's possible that low-mile engines exhibit the cooling issue more than ones that are fully broken in. Edit: oh yeah, and I'm right around 5K miles now. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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05-22-2009, 04:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I've been reluctant to call and schedule a demo drive with the quality control specialist since lately I don't think I'd get to limp mode. As my car has broken in, the oil temps appear to have tamed themselves. Even the past few 80+F days with spirited driving and stop-and-go intervals, I haven't even gotten over 230. Racing to the hospital a few nights ago on ER call, the temps didn't rise much at all even then (sustained 115mph on the highway). I have the number for the QC engineer should I run into problems again. But for now I agree with Weatherman, case closed with regards to road driving. If I want to track the car, I'll have to buy the oil cooler...so be it. I hope Nissan just prices the new cooler set at a bargain rate knowing that they should have installed it (or had it as an option) upon the car's release.