Oil temps: 335 comparitive observation.

Sardis · 05-17-2009, 07:58 PM

Interesting thread. My friend and I were driving around in his 09 335i Auto. We passed the Nissan dealer in Scottsdale and decided to test drive a new Z.

To our amazement the dealer handed us the keys and did not come with us. I drove the car much like my old 04, spirited to say the least. Oil temp shot up to 260.. I would back off each time and would drop off pretty quick. I was saddened to see it jump back so quickly, just with some full throttle runs.

In AZ, it is safe to say this is not a track issue. After the test drive my friend and I watched his gauge very closely. It was short of the middle, somewhere around 240, he also drove very aggressively.

Not to get off topic, but this was the first time I drove a new Z. I connected with it and fell in love, just like I did the first time I drove the 04 I bought.

I have always been hard on Nissan for the coarseness of the VQ, but 37HR felt considerably better than my old DE.

Anyway great car, but the temps were scary. I would be petrified to take it to a track day during the summer in AZ, in its stock form.

05-17-2009, 07:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sardis Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Posts: 72 Drives: EX Z Owner Rep Power: 18	Interesting thread. My friend and I were driving around in his 09 335i Auto. We passed the Nissan dealer in Scottsdale and decided to test drive a new Z. To our amazement the dealer handed us the keys and did not come with us. I drove the car much like my old 04, spirited to say the least. Oil temp shot up to 260.. I would back off each time and would drop off pretty quick. I was saddened to see it jump back so quickly, just with some full throttle runs. In AZ, it is safe to say this is not a track issue. After the test drive my friend and I watched his gauge very closely. It was short of the middle, somewhere around 240, he also drove very aggressively. Not to get off topic, but this was the first time I drove a new Z. I connected with it and fell in love, just like I did the first time I drove the 04 I bought. I have always been hard on Nissan for the coarseness of the VQ, but 37HR felt considerably better than my old DE. Anyway great car, but the temps were scary. I would be petrified to take it to a track day during the summer in AZ, in its stock form.