oil temp question, (not a complaining thread)
 

so i was driving 90 mph on highway at 45F for about 30~45min, it was dark at night, and i notice 215F on oil temp. Is it normal for 370z?
I kno ppl say 370z has oil temp issue, but my question simply want to see if this is normal and just wanted to confirm.

also what is optimal/normal operating temp for oil? my guess is around 200?

yeah its pretty normal

I believe is around 220.

Mine is always around 200-220 and I live in Florida, so yes it is normal. If you drive hard or track your car I would suggest an Oil Cooler. Once I go F.I I will be putting on an Oil Cooler, I just don't see the need for one now.

your engine is gonna blow up at that temp. Overreact now and install a aftermarket cooler just like many members in this forum......who doesnt even track their cars.

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you r missing the point on my post.... i dont knw what is normal and just want to kno if it is normal.... thx for being sarcastic

Here in Southwest Florida mine stays around 210 or so and after some spirited driving I hit 220.

To the OP: anything between 180-220 degrees is the optimal operating oil temperature. I have personally hit 240 degrees just sitting in traffic before I installed a oil cooler which is not ideal, even short spurts of spirited driving resulted in 270+ degree temps at which point oil becomes much thinner and not as capable to protect the engine.

Some have more of a problem than others, even in similar driving conditions however I recommend it for peace of mind alone as it can only help and you can be confident your oil temps will be controlled in any situation.


Best post of the thread, thanks for the valuable information!

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.

I love hearing from the many members of this forum who do not know the correct use of "don't" and "doesn't". Comments from the products of a failed education system are an unending source of both amusement and despair for me, please keep them coming and have a great day.

Eh pretty normal temp don't sweat it. Mine's is around 200 or a little below doing highway speeds and rises to around 220 give or take in stop and go traffic.

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

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.

Well in Georgia these cars go into limp mode in the summer with moderate driving,so I don't understand your comment of "over reacting":icon23:

I can feel a big difference in the car from 180ish to 220+ I dont track my car (mainly cause there are no tracks on Long Island) but I plan on getting an Oil Cooler next month. Am I over reacting???? I think you need to take it down a few Notches.

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.

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.:hello:

in another words yes, that temp. is normal.

thanks for that gil grissom :yum:

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.

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

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*.

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

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:excited:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

dont try to understand Frank. its easier that way. But you, me, and of course the people who actually drive their car properly and have fun in it know that a oil cooler is definitely a good thing, if not a necessity.

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