Oil type and temp Questions (houston area)

AggieDriver

Car was bought as an 09 with 25k give or take. Break in was 20k ago. And since the fires are in Bastrop and Magnolia areas and I've been out to both helping friends move horses. Sucks, but College Station isn't on fire. It would appear that reading comprehension was lacking both when you read my post and when you read about where the fires are/were.



As an update:
Tonight making the trip to Houston and back I was seeing 235-245 going down at 4-5:30 and staying right around 225-230 on the way back between 9:30 and 11. Didn't do anything stupid, just cruising in 6th, well under 100, and not on it hard at all. To me, that's a need for a cooler when it doesn't get under 220 at night on the highway.

As of yet, no one has convinced me otherwise. Changing the oil hasn't made a bit of difference as far as I can tell, as I'm still seeing the high temps.


I appreciate all the good info here.... but

Could someone please point me to a good shop that would put in an aftermarket cooler in the Houston/College Station area?

And could someone please answer me weather or not I should be putting in a sandwich plate if I may be driving this car in colder climates/the coldest days we get here? Does that depend on the size of the cooler?