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Mine has reached 200-215 on very warm days, and driving highway speeds. Typically my car reaches around 190 degrees after few hours of driving (normal). I look at it this

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Old 03-26-2011, 07:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Mine has reached 200-215 on very warm days, and driving highway speeds. Typically my car reaches around 190 degrees after few hours of driving (normal).

I look at it this way. Am I racing the car - no. Am I abusing the engine - no. Am I covered under warranty - Yes. I will let Nissan deal with the headache, and providing a solution if the engine craps out due to overheating. Til then, enjoy your car.
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what is normal for the 370 hard to pin that one done.................

there's a reason nissan included a oil temp gage on the 370.....
to bug the crap out of us. sometimes i feel like taping over mine with black electric tape.

but for your answer thats normal for the 370. mines is all over the place
180 to 240. which depends on how your driving and the outside temp........
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what is normal for the 370 hard to pin that one done.................

there's a reason nissan included a oil temp gage on the 370.....
to bug the crap out of us. sometimes i feel like taping over mine with black electric tape.

but for your answer thats normal for the 370. mines is all over the place
180 to 240. which depends on how your driving and the outside temp........
180-220 is about where you want to be.
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