oil temp question, (not a complaining thread)

[Armonster]

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*.

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]

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]

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]

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.

[NCSUPACK09]

Originally Posted by spearfish25

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.

Agreed. For casual driving, I generally shift between 3-3.5k and throw it into 6th to cruise when the speed limit is 45mph+. I'm sure most people leave it in 5th when driving in the city, so that's probably one reason my temp stays lower.