oil temp question, (not a complaining thread)

wat2win · 03-27-2011, 12:30 PM

well i will decided if i need O/C this summer, when outside temp is going to be around 90~100.

NCSUPACK09 · 03-27-2011, 01:47 PM

I've driven city and highway, 7 to 102 degrees, 0 to 100% humidity...pretty much any situation you can be in without tracking it and the highest i've ever had the temp get to is 223. The normal range for me is ~200 in winter and ~215 in the summer.

Baer383 · 03-27-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by NCSUPACK09

I've driven city and highway, 7 to 102 degrees, 0 to 100% humidity...pretty much any situation you can be in without tracking it and the highest i've ever had the temp get to is 223. The normal range for me is ~200 in winter and ~215 in the summer.

Then you should consider yourself one of the lucky ones

LunaZ · 03-27-2011, 06:44 PM

The OP states an ambient temp of 45°F. That's hardly warm enough to get the tires up temp much less the oil unless you're doing burnouts and driving around in 2nd gear.
It's 41° here today, and a spirited romp around my local twisties produced oil temps around 180°.
The OP should come back and report when it's 90° where he lives.

wat2win · 03-27-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

The OP states an ambient temp of 45°F. That's hardly warm enough to get the tires up temp much less the oil unless you're doing burnouts and driving around in 2nd gear.
It's 41° here today, and a spirited romp around my local twisties produced oil temps around 180°.
The OP should come back and report when it's 90° where he lives.

I was doing 90mph on highway for about 30~45min.
no burnout no 2nd or 3rd gear.
6th gear + cruise control + 90mph + 30~45min = around 210~215F.
and i just wanted to know if it is normal.

ImportConvert · 03-27-2011, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wat2win

I was doing 90mph on highway for about 30~45min.
no burnout no 2nd or 3rd gear.
6th gear + cruise control + 90mph + 30~45min = around 210~215F.
and i just wanted to know if it is normal.

It's fine. In 70* weather my z06 runs 195* doing what you described and that's with an oem cooler, 10.5qt dry dump and only turning 2k rpm. Another 20* for a car with about half he oil, more rpm, and no oil cooler sounds just fine. I wouldn't sweat that.

03-27-2011, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
NCSUPACK09 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Somewhere Posts: 407 Drives: '10 370Z MB 6MT SP Rep Power: 17	I've driven city and highway, 7 to 102 degrees, 0 to 100% humidity...pretty much any situation you can be in without tracking it and the highest i've ever had the temp get to is 223. The normal range for me is ~200 in winter and ~215 in the summer. __________________ 2010 Base 370z Magnetic Black 6MT SP Mods: Bone Stock

03-27-2011, 06:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
LunaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vagabond Posts: 6,704 Drives: Project: a white one Rep Power: 514	The OP states an ambient temp of 45°F. That's hardly warm enough to get the tires up temp much less the oil unless you're doing burnouts and driving around in 2nd gear. It's 41° here today, and a spirited romp around my local twisties produced oil temps around 180°. The OP should come back and report when it's 90° where he lives. __________________ 2009 370Z Sport/Touring/Navigation \| see my journal for mods facebook: Be my friend... or not.

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wat2win Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Seoul, Korea Posts: 132 Drives: 40th Z Rep Power: 16	well i will decided if i need O/C this summer, when outside temp is going to be around 90~100.