Oil Temp Survey

ChrisSlicks

You can always cut the power to the A/C compressor or wire a second switch to the 2nd fan if you're fanatical about lower temperatures, but 225 is pretty normal.

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Red370

Really? how easy was the install?

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dj311

you guys are on crack...i don't care what nissan says...running @ 235f while cruising on the interstate in 6th gear at 80mph on a flat smooth road isn't right. granted it was hot as hell ambient (like 95) but that just doesn't feel right. i think 190-200f in everyday driving is appropriate.

i'm getting a 34 row oil cooler with thermostatic plate to prevent long warmups during the winter and running redline 5w30. will be fine on track days and in the future if i get forced induction.

good luck driving without an oil cooler in the southern u.s.! clearly an issue that nissan should fix.

spearfish25

The cooler was the single best thing I did for my car. Even with a few little headaches, I'd do it all over again.

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Joebarchuck

Hello,

My 370Z has about 350 miles, I drove it sporty to hard in a Malibu canyon by 80 degrees temperature and the oil gage showed 270 degrees for a few miles then went down to about 250 degrees for the rest of the way until home (10 miles). From what I read the car runs hot and I am worried that if I install the Stillen exhaust and air intake and something wrong happens due to the heat they will void my engine warranty. Should I be worried? What needs to be done?

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PapoZalsa

I'm surprise your car did not went into limp mode. I would not worry other than getting mad, that is why you have the factory warranty.

However, the Stillen exhaust and air intake does not have anything to do with the car oil overheating. The The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act protects you from stupid service department that might want to blame other problems on exhaust and air intake as per your case.

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Modshack

Give the car time to break in....Most have found oil temps will drop and it becomes a non issue after awhile..

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kenchan

270... dang that's hot. even in 85F in my area my oil temp is no more than 220, moderate driving to sometimes wot.

i know how involving malibu canyon is, so i dont doubt it. watch your brakes boil
coming down tuna canyon quickly. lol

Joebarchuck

Thanks guy, I will change the oil after 2500 miles and get some better oil than Nissan provides the car with. I am not too worried about the oil heat issue as long as I do not see 295 degrees I feel ok.

Concerning Malibu canyons, they are tough on the car but not that tough... Not even close to what the car would experience on a track which is what had me worried. I guess a dealer installed Nismo oil cooler might help, better oil and a Stillen front bumper which give more air to all the cooling parts.

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Kirkster

This high oil temp is bugging me.

92° outside and while just rolling down the highway (with no one in front of me) at 68mph I was reading 245° which sounds a bit hot for not even being over 2700 RPM. It did not go down for MILES just stayed at 245°.

I switched over to redline 5W30 this weekend when the car hit 2339 miles on the clock. I was hoping that the oil might make a difference, but that is not the case, in fact I think it is running hotter.

Nissan owes me an oil cooler...

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austex

its getting hot in Texas. my z has right at 10,000 miles and worst I've seen was driving back from San Antonio to Austin couple weeks back. outside temp was 102F... Oil temp 230-235. Cruising sixth gear around 70-80 mph light traffic on I35. While not terrible I do think thats hot for cruising in top gear on a flat smooth interstate freeway. Once I exited the interstate near home and sat at the first red light the temp came down to 220 pretty quick.

nismo09

Austex - that is normal as far as I can tell. Until i put a cooler on the car that is exactly what I was running - to and from SA from Austin on IH35 or 281. I have a project in SA and make the trip often. You have no worries mate.

kenoverbey

Do the 2011 370z's have oil coolers?? I just ordered one with the sport package and plan on running it hard.

FERRARI

No they do not come with an Oil Cooler, and the way I understand it, if you get one installed you void your warranty.

ChrisSlicks

Nissan's answer to you is that 240-250 is not a problem (as far as they are concerned). I do mostly agree with that because if you didn't have an oil temp gauge you wouldn't be complaining. I.e. sans looking at the temp gauge and freaking out the car wasn't misbehaving.

I've probably hit 260 on the street when pushing it a bit without a cooler, again not really a problem in small doses. If you're going to push the car hard then you need a cooler, otherwise put some black tape over the gauge and forget it's there until you hit limp mode for the first time. If you manage to achieve limp mode then you need a cooler.

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