New Car and Driver review of the 370z... oil temp fail!

Pharmacist

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Mt Tam I am

The first modification for me was an oil cooler. Without one I could barely make it home spiritedly.

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UNKNOWN_370

Once i broke 5k miles and added a high quality synthetic... i can drive very spirited for close to 30 min before getting close to limp mode on hot days. On cooler days i can go much longer. a i think some of the oil temp issue is contributed to improper break-in, and poor choice of oil and premature flogging of the Z.
not saying all cases, but alot of them.

danegrey

in my 2012 I have not had an oil temp problem, I have done 2 autocross events in 90+ heat, where we did 4-5 runs.
I think it hit 210 on a drive from Ft. Bragg, NC to Atlanta GA in 100 degree heat.

Mt Tam I am

I think you have an oil cooler stock. I have a 2009.

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onzedge

The 2012's have the oil/water cooler dealy-bob thingy.

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SailFree

My 2012 has had no oil temp or brake problems. Re break-in, it makes no sense to use synthetic in the first few thousand miles. You WANT the engine to wear a little bit and achieve proper tolerances. Then you can switch to synthetic to preserve the proper state. Overall, I think the break-in is much exaggerated with modern engines. It's not like the old days. They take brand-new cars out and run them on the track--for example, the GT-R. And the engine in the Z is one of the most highly developed, tweaked, and improved engines ever made. So some auto techies complain about high RPM rough sounds? Who cares?

cossie1600

I am buying an evo or brz....

shadoquad

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Mt Tam I am

And selling the Z?

I know about your fuel starvation. Have you had oil temp issues as well?

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cossie1600

I was only kidding about that. From the sound of car and driver, it sounds like the car is going to blow up anyday and I will buy an EVO to satisfy the trollsters

Common sense tells me that I should as it is too expensive for what I use it for, but I am having a tough time pulling the trigger. What other car can I buy for the money that can deliver the same performance? I guess the Mustang, but they are too darn ugly to me. (no offense to all the 5.0 lovers)

I have had an oil cooler on the car since my first oil change. Never really had a problem with it.

UNKNOWN_370

as much as i hate bimmer drivers. May i strongly recommend test driving a 135i or 1M. they are awesome. my favorite non Z cars for performance are
these two in the price range...
Right under that would be a vette.. if you are going to get stang bruh? make it count... BOSS 302 no hesitation on the BOSS. GT????

no offense...

PapoZalsa

If I get rid of my Z and no other Z satisfy my needs I'll go with an M3. It has always been one of my dreams cars since I had a brand new 318i in Germany back in 1995.

People can't talk all they want about BMW but those cars are Quality. I had mine for 5 years and love it.

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Davey

My 2012 was running 210 - 220 degrees with 50 miles on it in stop and go traffic, in over 100 degree temps the day I bought it, shifting under 4K RPM. Felt a little heat-soaked, too, but it went away as soon as I got out of the creep-and-shift stuff.

I can't wait to see how it does in more normal temps and once it's had a proper break-in.

binary0x01

I get the same thing in traffic, unless the AC is on, which keeps the temps at a steady 200.

A tune (with fan control altered to come on earlier on), according to many guys who've had it done, keeps the temps between 180-200 at all times.

If you're gonna ride her like a cheap carnival pony (because you should ), then an aftermarket proper oil-cooler setup seems to be a must.

That will be my last mod before I track the car. Got quiet a bit to outfit her with first.

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