Oil temp question
 

I ve read most of the oil threads and got some great info, plus past exp with my 370 also helps...my questions are....I read somewhere that the 12's and up come with an oil cooler, crappy, but something...I didnt see it when i was changing my oil last night... where is it located? I saw a pic somewhere and it was not like my configuration. 2. What oil have you guys noticed helps with the temps? I have been doing a little test of my own...Ran Pennzoil Ultra platinum and temps rise to 220 fairly fast... 230 or more having fun. I drained and put Amsoil sig series and the temps stay cooler longer and barely got it to 220:tup: Plus the UOA on this oil are amazing. Im about to try some redline and see how that goes. I believe redline has a bit more ester in it than amsoil. Not a RP fan....thanks

It's where you put the oil filter

Well limp mode isn't until 280 so it really isnt relevant for street driving. Most have been adding a 24 row for track days.

Here's a picture, it's a heat exchanger.

yup my 12 does not have that :/

It should, it's a donut style. In the picture, it shows it with a rubber hose running downwards. I had it and if I can find it I'll post it up.

To be clear, it looks like this picture shows a system that also has an external oil cooler installed.

Hear is a thread that shows the stock installation of the 2012 oil cooler.

Factory oil cooler

interesting you say this.....does anyone have a pic of the acutal stock nissan oil cooler

got it!...thnx

It's there, it's the piece with a rubber hose connected to it.

u mean the radiator? lol

I use Mobil 1 Extended Performance which I found runs 10 degrees cooler (210) than standard Mobil 1 (220ish).

haha basically right

Attachment 104312 part # 1.

this is good info, thanks. What kind of driving style?

For reference, here is AK's 2009 (?) without the oil cooler

Without oil cooler

that is exactly what my 12 looks like...i called nissan to verify its a 12 with the VIN and it is....looks like a got screwed there

The factory oil cooler comes on all 2012 and later. It is a water to oil cooler that is sandwiched between the engine block and the oil filter. If you follow that single hose you will see that it leads to the engine cooling system.

ill take a closer look tonight, but it looked exaclty like AK...filter then oil pan

The prior owner may have removed it and installed an oil cooler only to remove it before selling/trading it in.

Check for plugged coolant hoses or see if he/they joined the 2 coolant hoses.

That would probably explain why you don't have one IF it's not vin related.

thanks trips. ill take a closer look around to see if maybe someone removed it. From what i hear its not not great of a cooler to begin with.

yah, if i was to do the stock cooler from scratch, id just put in an aftermarket one.

but in the 6yrs ownership, ive not had one instance where i needed an oil cooler from my spirited drives.

I really pushed it a couple of nights ago, short of bieng on a track---temps peaked at 230 and fell rather quickly after. Amsoil seems to run a little better in this car too

It was 92 last week and I was driving stop and go through town. Spirited driving on the highway as well.

I got the same results when I switch to Amsoil Signature Series oil. My temps stay at about 215 cruising. Use to be 220. So, a little improvment. Push the car hard in the upper RPM range and the oil temps rise. I have gotten mine to about 240-255 or so with the stock oil cooler.

Amsoil seems to be great oil and doesnt sheer at high temp. I ran ss 5w30 in my 5.0 for 8k with over 30 passes at the track. Sent a sample off to blackstone and they said it was perfect, could have even put another 4k on it.

Anyway i couldnt wait... About to put my car on a lift and see if my 12 has the cooler on it

sidebar question:

the highest temp. my 09 Z has seen is right under 220. what is the safest temperature before the "danger" zone?

having oil cooler > not having oil cooler.

it's like walking in rain with no umbrella vs walking in rain with umbrella with a few holes in it, not the best umbrella but still gives you that much more coverage from the rain.

To: GZ3
 

The info on the Amsoil and the oil test results. Thanks.

My attention to detail is off... The oil cooler is there.

Texas chuck, the oil i used/use is amsoil signature series 5w30... Let me dig up that report for you

Thats is true haha i wouldnt call the oil cooler a full unbrella though, in nissan's case of the stock oil cooler i would say its a hand full of papers over your head in a thunderstorm

Most oils are good to 300 F or more. Limp mode (280 F, IIRC) will protect the engine. Keep oil temp between 210 and 260 F and you should be OK.

:icon18: well-played on words choice for the analogy! :tup:

gotcha, I wasn't sure, as I have been hearing mixed things. I have an 09 (no stock oil cooler), and every time I see the temps near 220, i usually panic.

I've noticed, though, that if i turn on the AC, it somewhat cools the temps down?

When you turn on the A/C, the car kicks on both radiator fans.

I switched to Amsoil signature 5w30 just a few weeks ago. I have noticed consistently lower oil temps by 10-15 degrees, even on 80* days, and I do not have an oil cooler. I will say that it takes much longer for my car to reach operating oil temp though.

Previously I was using Valvoline Synpower only because I get it for free. But I wasn't comfortable with it anymore.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good info, Im going to drain and fill with SS tonight. That oil can take a beating. Im curious what the redline users have to report with with temps.

Ok so we established the 13 MY 370z came with a useless factory oil cooler. I am yet to see any major posts showing evidence that this "update/revision" reduces oil temp compared to prior Model Years.

:iagree:

Ill find that damn Oil report, having to look through several usb's of mine smh

On another note, I ve decided to bypass amsoil and test redline because its more ester based oil