oil temp question, (not a complaining thread)

sucasa · 03-26-2011, 07:01 PM

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.

sonic370 · 03-26-2011, 08:33 PM

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........

Baer383 · 03-26-2011, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic370

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.

partsguy · 03-26-2011, 03:15 PM

POP!! Fizzzzzz!! There it goes!!

(the thread)

Red__Zed · 03-26-2011, 04:22 PM

Most cars have operating oil temps that range from 190-230 or so. The Z doesn't really run that much hotter than most cars. 200-220 is normal running temp for the Z in moderate weather.

ImportConvert · 03-26-2011, 05:35 PM

What does oil-pressure run at idle/various rpms at these various temps? Just curious.

spearfish25 · 03-26-2011, 06:31 PM

Pressure runs 15psi at idle and 40 psi at 2k rpm per the manual. I'll have better info next weekend after I install my oil pressure gauge.

ImportConvert · 03-26-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Pressure runs 15psi at idle and 40 psi at 2k rpm per the manual. I'll have better info next weekend after I install my oil pressure gauge.

They do not have one oem? 15 psi is of course adequate, but both of those sound very low compared to other cars I have owned I bet they are minimum specs and you see higher.

jaedub · 03-26-2011, 08:42 PM

in another words yes, that temp. is normal.

KillerBee370 · 03-26-2011, 10:27 PM

Next time take it out of 3rd gear. Should run a little cooler.

Mt Tam I am · 03-27-2011, 12:19 PM

I can't imagine how people drive Z's and do not need an O/C. Maybe my engine was misassembled. If my oil temp stopped at 220, I'd never have considered one. I hit 220+ with an O/C the other day. Ambient temp 53*.

Armonster · 03-27-2011, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I can't imagine how people drive Z's and do not need an O/C. Maybe my engine was misassembled. If my oil temp stopped at 220, I'd never have considered one. I hit 220+ with an O/C the other day. Ambient temp 53*.

Quote:

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.

I noticed that you guys have different year models. Is it possible that Nissan made a minor change after the 09 model came out? Is there any correlation to year model and percentage of people with oil temp issues?

onzedge · 03-27-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Armonster

I noticed that you guys have different year models. Is it possible that Nissan made a minor change after the 09 model came out? Is there any correlation to year model and percentage of people with oil temp issues?

No.

christian370z · 03-27-2011, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armonster

I noticed that you guys have different year models. Is it possible that Nissan made a minor change after the 09 model came out? Is there any correlation to year model and percentage of people with oil temp issues?

People have tried to link model year to oil temperatures with no success, it is strange how people can experience completely different oil temperatures in the same environment, driving and weather conditions though as has been found to happen.

spearfish25 · 03-27-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by christian370z

People have tried to link model year to oil temperatures with no success, it is strange how people can experience completely different oil temperatures in the same environment, driving and weather conditions though as has been found to happen.

The problem is that the conditions AREN'T the same. People describe a few discrete factors but can't truly quantify how long they stay at an RPM, where they shift, what the humidity is, if they're driving uphill, etc etc. The cars don't vary enough for oil temperatures to be dramatically different from car to car. The drivers do.

03-26-2011, 06:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
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03-26-2011, 07:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
sucasa Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: DC Posts: 156 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 16	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.

03-26-2011, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 20	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........

03-26-2011, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
partsguy Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: GTA Posts: 100 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	POP!! Fizzzzzz!! There it goes!! (the thread)

03-26-2011, 04:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 121	Most cars have operating oil temps that range from 190-230 or so. The Z doesn't really run that much hotter than most cars. 200-220 is normal running temp for the Z in moderate weather.

03-26-2011, 05:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7628	What does oil-pressure run at idle/various rpms at these various temps? Just curious.

03-26-2011, 08:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 306	in another words yes, that temp. is normal.

03-26-2011, 10:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 53 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 323	Next time take it out of 3rd gear. Should run a little cooler.