Oil cooler nismo z

fantaZ · 03-23-2016, 10:32 AM

New guy here great site you boy's have here great info. My ? is i read the diy oil cooler thread and was about to buy the parts and install them on my 2013 370z nismo. but my oil temps haven't reached over 202 degrees. Has Nissan addressed the the high oil temp problem? By the way i live in south Fl. And it's near 80 degrees today and drove the car lively for 45min's and never got over 202 in temps. Do i still need an oil cooler?

jcosta79 · 03-23-2016, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by fantaZ

New guy here great site you boy's have here great info. My ? is i read the diy oil cooler thread and was about to buy the parts and install them on my 2013 370z nismo. but my oil temps haven't reached over 202 degrees. Has Nissan addressed the the high oil temp problem? By the way i live in south Fl. And it's near 80 degrees today and drove the car lively for 45min's and never got over 202 in temps. Do i still need an oil cooler?

No.

fantaZ · 03-23-2016, 10:45 AM

Thankx guy.

ghotnit · 03-23-2016, 01:13 PM

Many people are concerned about oil temps but many people run their temps too low. The old racer's adage is "Cool water and hot oil makes more power."
the hotter the oil, the thinner it is. So you get less frictional resistance. The other thing is combustion creates a lot of by products that get into the oil, water being a big one. Water and sulfur (another combustion by product) combine to create sulfuric acid which eats metal. Getting your oil temp above 212F boils off the water. In addition, modern oils are very robust as to temperature. Conventional oils are stable up to and around 270F and synthetics are good up to and above 300F. So oil temp is a good thing and you don't need to worry (as much) about higher oil temps. In fact you need to get it up regularly.

Here is an article that talks about my statements.

What Is The Optimum Engine Oil Temperature? - Hot Rod Magazine

fantaZ · 03-23-2016, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ghotnit

Many people are concerned about oil temps but many people run their temps too low. The old racer's adage is "Cool water and hot oil makes more power."
the hotter the oil, the thinner it is. So you get less frictional resistance. The other thing is combustion creates a lot of by products that get into the oil, water being a big one. Water and sulfur (another combustion by product) combine to create sulfuric acid which eats metal. Getting your oil temp above 212F boils off the water. In addition, modern oils are very robust as to temperature. Conventional oils are stable up to and around 270F and synthetics are good up to and above 300F. So oil temp is a good thing and you don't need to worry (as much) about higher oil temps. In fact you need to get it up regularly.

Here is an article that talks about my statements.

What Is The Optimum Engine Oil Temperature? - Hot Rod Magazine

Thankx again. great info.

fantaZ · 03-23-2016, 01:19 PM

great info thanks

cv129 · 03-23-2016, 02:21 PM

Just cover the oil cooler and you can get it as warm as you like.

2011 Nismo#91 · 03-24-2016, 07:30 AM

You don't need an oil cooler unless you are doing a road course, especially on the '13+.

Spooler · 03-24-2016, 10:59 AM

With the stock oil cooler, you temps will be about 230 in normal driving in the summer. If you go to the track, tail of the dragon, etc you will need a better oil cooler. Since 2012, the 370z's have oil stabilizers installed at the oil filter. It is commonly called an oil/water heater on here. In high temps they don't do much good. The oil temp gauge on our car is after the oil cooler so temps are actually 20 deg. hotter than the gauge shows. Our cars start to cut power at around 240-250 deg oil temp. From what I remember, limp mode is at 260 deg. I have installed an oil cooler and am glad I did.

Rusty · 03-24-2016, 09:02 PM

Being in Fl. I would keep an eye on your oil temps. If you see them up around 240. Start thinking oil cooler.

fantaZ · 03-26-2016, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Being in Fl. I would keep an eye on your oil temps. If you see them up around 240. Start thinking oil cooler.

I will indeed.

03-23-2016, 10:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
fantaZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: FL Posts: 273 Drives: 2013 370z nismo Rep Power: 9	Oil cooler nismo z New guy here great site you boy's have here great info. My ? is i read the diy oil cooler thread and was about to buy the parts and install them on my 2013 370z nismo. but my oil temps haven't reached over 202 degrees. Has Nissan addressed the the high oil temp problem? By the way i live in south Fl. And it's near 80 degrees today and drove the car lively for 45min's and never got over 202 in temps. Do i still need an oil cooler?

03-23-2016, 01:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
ghotnit Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: KCMO Posts: 111 Drives: '14 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 15	Many people are concerned about oil temps but many people run their temps too low. The old racer's adage is "Cool water and hot oil makes more power." the hotter the oil, the thinner it is. So you get less frictional resistance. The other thing is combustion creates a lot of by products that get into the oil, water being a big one. Water and sulfur (another combustion by product) combine to create sulfuric acid which eats metal. Getting your oil temp above 212F boils off the water. In addition, modern oils are very robust as to temperature. Conventional oils are stable up to and around 270F and synthetics are good up to and above 300F. So oil temp is a good thing and you don't need to worry (as much) about higher oil temps. In fact you need to get it up regularly. Here is an article that talks about my statements. What Is The Optimum Engine Oil Temperature? - Hot Rod Magazine ramoszx12r likes this. __________________ '14 Nismo AAM 3" TD / AAM Test pipes / AAM CAI / Lowered on Swift / Synolimit Ported TB, upper and lower manifold /DW 1000cc injectors and 340 pump / ECUtek tuned by Hal @ Dynosty / 331whp/268wtq on E85

03-23-2016, 02:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,192 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 159827	Just cover the oil cooler and you can get it as warm as you like. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

03-24-2016, 09:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,863 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	Being in Fl. I would keep an eye on your oil temps. If you see them up around 240. Start thinking oil cooler. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,512 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684391	With the stock oil cooler, you temps will be about 230 in normal driving in the summer. If you go to the track, tail of the dragon, etc you will need a better oil cooler. Since 2012, the 370z's have oil stabilizers installed at the oil filter. It is commonly called an oil/water heater on here. In high temps they don't do much good. The oil temp gauge on our car is after the oil cooler so temps are actually 20 deg. hotter than the gauge shows. Our cars start to cut power at around 240-250 deg oil temp. From what I remember, limp mode is at 260 deg. I have installed an oil cooler and am glad I did.