Why did 370 Z go with Oil temp. guage?
 

Just wondering why the 370 went with an oil temp guage instead of oil pressure guage like I had on my 350Z? I really got used to monitoring the pressure.

So everyone could make a big deal about Oil Temp,

i also miss my 350z's oil pressure , i like looking at those needles going up and down like tach.

And you know when you about to go into Limp Mode. :stirthepot:

So you know why the car decides to kill power

seriously though OP, the VVEL system adds a lot of heat to the oil system so the car got a factory gauge for not only the driver but also the car itself to keep track of oil temps and go into limp mode to protect itself if it has exceeded the factory limits (think it's 260*). oil temps were not really an issue on 350's unless they were tracked hard all day. doing a short stint of spirited driving, lets say on a nice mountain road, will cause oil temps on 370's to start climbing.

Oil pressure gauge would have been nicer than that stupid fkin clock.

Agreed, I also miss the individual tire pressure readings as well.

If the point of the gauge cluster was to play off the retro look, at least they could have used an analog clock. Just sayin'...

:iagree:

infiniti gets the analog clocks :p

And analog Fuel & Temp gauge. ;)

infiniti gets those too :rolleyes:

That would be really cool! That said like most others, I'd rather have the clock in the info display and use that location for other purposes.

Maybe this rant can get to nissans ears and we'll see these changes in the Z35???