Oil temps

benwinrich · 09-11-2012, 01:12 PM

I live in Austin, TX and drive my 09 370z daily. I inquired at Uprev tuners about tuning my car and they told me the first thing to do is install an oil cooler. (They are doing it) I drive on the street spirited and am just not sure if the $800 (i'm not mechanically inclined) is worth it. Today the outside temp was 85 and after 15 minutes of driving my oil was 220. At 180 the Z is a rocket but at 220 it hesitates so just trying to see if any others have done this and felt it was worth the $$$?

kenny's 370z · 09-11-2012, 01:20 PM

i would get the uprev with fan control 1st.

Cmike2780 · 09-11-2012, 01:20 PM

If you're only hitting 220, you don't really need one. Save your cash and put it towards an exhaust or intake.

benwinrich · 09-11-2012, 01:26 PM

I asked the guy and he took me back to the difference from 180 oil temps to 220. At 180 the car takes off, at 220 it sucks air for a couple seconds and then goes but nothing like 180. He told me they can keep the temps under 200 easy year round. maybe he is selling me a bill of goods but I really notice the difference in oil temps and performance.

benwinrich · 09-11-2012, 01:29 PM

CMike, already did the CAI. Fall and winter it really runs nice.

B&W_Evader · 09-11-2012, 01:44 PM

Get the oil cooler especially for when temps go up in Texas. Gets to 120F there doesn't it? Wait for a warm day, >80F, drive the car hard for 10 minutes and you'll probably find out you want it. Be careful if you haven't upgraded your brake pads and fluid. I'd expect them to fail in less than as 15 minutes if your really pushing it. Full Throttle / Full Brakes type driving.

tonythetiger · 09-11-2012, 02:08 PM

max iv seen with oil cooler is 220 live in houston/san antonio

Japanjay · 09-12-2012, 01:27 AM

I hit almost 260f on a weekly basis in ~80*f outside temp. 3-4 good pullls and the temp rises drastically. Have to let it cool down for a while with the hood open to vent before going at it again. Have yet to hit the first stage of limp mode yet...

AK370Z · 09-12-2012, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cmike2780

If you're only hitting 220, you don't really need one. Save your cash and put it towards an exhaust or intake.

Answer me this question, are you going to be tracking your car? If not, I don't see the need for a $800 oil cooler. Put some good synthetic oil, maybe a slightly larger than stock oil filter and cruising at 220 isn't a bad thing. It won't harm your engine. I drive 220 all the time, it's fine. AND some of these new engines actually LIKE to run a little hot. But this topic will blow up if discussed in depth (and possible closure of the thread). So, my suggestion will be NO cooler if you don't track. Thanks

ImportConvert · 09-12-2012, 02:04 AM

I live in NW Louisiana and have not seen over 225, even when driving the car hard (not tracked, just hitting the twisties in 100* weather).

2012.

B&W_Evader · 09-12-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I live in NW Louisiana and have not seen over 225, even when driving the car hard (not tracked, just hitting the twisties in 100* weather).

2012.

2012 has the oil cooler, sounds like it works pretty good.

UNKNOWN_370 · 09-12-2012, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AK370Z

Answer me this question, are you going to be tracking your car? If not, I don't see the need for a $800 oil cooler. Put some good synthetic oil, maybe a slightly larger than stock oil filter and cruising at 220 isn't a bad thing. It won't harm your engine. I drive 220 all the time, it's fine. AND some of these new engines actually LIKE to run a little hot. But this topic will blow up if discussed in depth (and possible closure of the thread). So, my suggestion will be NO cooler if you don't track. Thanks

I have the cooler but only for occasional tracking or events... Before i installed it, I tracked my car track hard for 20 minutes and only saw 250 degrees. I was @ 6100 miles when i did it 3 months ago on a 83 degree morning.
The VQ runs much hotter while being broken in. Wait till 5k miles to know where you are really at with oil temps. I doubt you will need it as a DD. And unless you're running more than 5 laps on a fairly long complex track? You may or may not need it depending on the weather the day you track.

Don't be afraid to get up to 260 degrees a few times after broken in to see how your car reacts to stress... You can only get some advice here. Put your car through the ringer without mods to know your individual needs and improve them from there...

Lastly, some of that hesitation can be resolved with an intake.

6MT · 09-12-2012, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AK370Z

Answer me this question, are you going to be tracking your car? If not, I don't see the need for a $800 oil cooler. Put some good synthetic oil, maybe a slightly larger than stock oil filter and cruising at 220 isn't a bad thing. It won't harm your engine. I drive 220 all the time, it's fine. AND some of these new engines actually LIKE to run a little hot. But this topic will blow up if discussed in depth (and possible closure of the thread). So, my suggestion will be NO cooler if you don't track. Thanks

leeyeegue · 09-13-2012, 03:39 PM

An oil cooler for our Z is extremely easy to install. You should just pick one up from Stillen or Z1 or AAM for like $500 plus or minus $100, installation is super straight forward, you literally can't mess up.

And YES, oil cooler is worth it.

FireDan50 · 09-13-2012, 03:52 PM

Totally worth it ESPECIALLY if you ever plan to track it....my '09 hit the high oil temps and went into limp mode

sucks having to limp it off the track while others still go at it.

09-11-2012, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
benwinrich Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 9 Drives: 2009 370Z spt,auto, Rep Power: 12	Oil temps I live in Austin, TX and drive my 09 370z daily. I inquired at Uprev tuners about tuning my car and they told me the first thing to do is install an oil cooler. (They are doing it) I drive on the street spirited and am just not sure if the $800 (i'm not mechanically inclined) is worth it. Today the outside temp was 85 and after 15 minutes of driving my oil was 220. At 180 the Z is a rocket but at 220 it hesitates so just trying to see if any others have done this and felt it was worth the $$$?

09-11-2012, 01:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 28	If you're only hitting 220, you don't really need one. Save your cash and put it towards an exhaust or intake. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

09-11-2012, 01:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 386	Get the oil cooler especially for when temps go up in Texas. Gets to 120F there doesn't it? Wait for a warm day, >80F, drive the car hard for 10 minutes and you'll probably find out you want it. Be careful if you haven't upgraded your brake pads and fluid. I'd expect them to fail in less than as 15 minutes if your really pushing it. Full Throttle / Full Brakes type driving. __________________ \|RIP\|6spd-sport\|OSG-LSD\|XP8\|RBF600\|Eibach Sways\|RE-71R\|FI-34Row\|Gen3-CAI\|Yaw P.S.\|

09-11-2012, 02:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
tonythetiger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SA, TX Posts: 1,035 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z PG MT Rep Power: 192	max iv seen with oil cooler is 220 live in houston/san antonio __________________ KWV3/Eibach/StillenG3/FI CBE+LTH+34Row/Uprev/SPL/SouthBendSS/QuaifeLSD/4.08/TommyKaira/Status/VolkZE40/AP Radical BBK/Seibon/Amuse/VIS/Sparco/WorksBellGTC/RJM/Nismo

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09-11-2012, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenny's 370z Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: TN Age: 58 Posts: 243 Drives: 2012 frontier sv v6 Rep Power: 12	i would get the uprev with fan control 1st.

09-11-2012, 01:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
benwinrich Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 9 Drives: 2009 370Z spt,auto, Rep Power: 12	I asked the guy and he took me back to the difference from 180 oil temps to 220. At 180 the car takes off, at 220 it sucks air for a couple seconds and then goes but nothing like 180. He told me they can keep the temps under 200 easy year round. maybe he is selling me a bill of goods but I really notice the difference in oil temps and performance.

09-11-2012, 01:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
benwinrich Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 9 Drives: 2009 370Z spt,auto, Rep Power: 12	CMike, already did the CAI. Fall and winter it really runs nice.

09-12-2012, 01:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Japanjay Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Puyallup Posts: 856 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 14	I hit almost 260f on a weekly basis in ~80*f outside temp. 3-4 good pullls and the temp rises drastically. Have to let it cool down for a while with the hood open to vent before going at it again. Have yet to hit the first stage of limp mode yet...

09-12-2012, 02:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7626	I live in NW Louisiana and have not seen over 225, even when driving the car hard (not tracked, just hitting the twisties in 100* weather). 2012.

09-13-2012, 03:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
leeyeegue Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 230 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 13	An oil cooler for our Z is extremely easy to install. You should just pick one up from Stillen or Z1 or AAM for like $500 plus or minus $100, installation is super straight forward, you literally can't mess up. And YES, oil cooler is worth it.

09-13-2012, 03:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
FireDan50 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Antonio Posts: 714 Drives: '09 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 19	Totally worth it ESPECIALLY if you ever plan to track it....my '09 hit the high oil temps and went into limp mode sucks having to limp it off the track while others still go at it.