Oil Temperature Issues

Originally Posted by Mike but were they running the same lap times? The harder you drive, the hotter the oil. Just like fuel starvation. Novices on stock tires get it

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07-25-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

but were they running the same lap times? The harder you drive, the hotter the oil. Just like fuel starvation. Novices on stock tires get it around 1/2 tank or less, more advanced drivers on sticky tires get it before hitting 7/8 of a tank.

The op couldn't even run 4 laps straight. I don't think he ran hard enough to make the difference.
My guess is the oil cooler or hose or some hardware problems.
Also, I drove an Z with the same cooler set up for 20 min straight in 100+ F hot day. No issue.

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