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my oil gets wicked hot??

just got the 370 3 months ago, i have been wanting it since it came out in 09. but in traffic or hard driving my oil is getting 240-260F.... this

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Old 06-30-2012, 03:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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just got the 370 3 months ago, i have been wanting it since it came out in 09. but in traffic or hard driving my oil is getting 240-260F.... this cant be good so i ordered a stillen 24 row oil cooler. i think nissan should take care of this, bu they wont! any one else go with the oil cooler and is it keeping you cool??
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Nissan did address this, with the introduction of an Oil Cooler in 2013 models. Other then that an aftermarket one is your safest bet. If you just do average daily driving, a 19 or 25 row will do fine. If you plan on upping your power or tracking/canyon running, a 34 row cooler will help.

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I have the stock Nissan water to oil cooler it seems to keep me cool here in Cali.
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just got the 370 3 months ago, i have been wanting it since it came out in 09. but in traffic or hard driving my oil is getting 240-260F.... this cant be good so i ordered a stillen 24 row oil cooler. i think nissan should take care of this, bu they wont! any one else go with the oil cooler and is it keeping you cool??
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