Nissan 370Z Forum - Oil temp issues

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I have the 25 row cooler obviously Im in FL.
Normal DD 180F on hard driving 220's up.

Just get the 19 row and block it off during winter times.
For some reasons the Z feels sluggish and engine sounds crappy on a slow phased traffic mid afternoon its like the car is being choked.
Most high performance engine hates to be driven slow as it needs the air to cool it off. Besides the Z is prone to suffer engine heat soak in traffic on a warm weather.

That is where I felt the difference of having the oil cooler. The car still drives smooth. Somebody also suggested here change your oil to a synthetic one. I use redline seems to work in harmony with the engine.

I'm in central Texas and it's been in the mid 90 ' s here. My 13 Z runs around 220 in little to no traffic but it was creeping around 240 at the drag strip at night a few weeks back. You boys up north should not have issues with heat unless it's about the models with no oil coolers.

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370 (Post 2879911)

I run full synthetic Mobil1 on her.

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Originally Posted by Tadpole (Post 2879913)

I have the 2010 and it didn't come with the oil cooler to my knowledge.

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Originally Posted by Nismo358 (Post 2879902)

I reach 220 within 15min driving on the highway. It easily reaches that temp. And when I start pushing it past 3500 rpms it gets to 230-240.

The 2012 + had a "special" ( waste of space ) oil cooler. Hence me testing it.

Whatever new magic parts are installed I know the oil on my 2014 stays cooler a little longer than on my 2011. I actually bought into the snake oil charm of installing a 25 row oil cooler on a DD while living in Maryland and removed it after my neurosis ate away at my sanity that one of the lines would start leaking and I'd lose all oil/blow the motor. Needless to say I never overtemped the oil in 98 degree east cost heat and most likely will not in Tennessee heat as a daily driver.

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Originally Posted by Nismo358 (Post 2879802)

Would that work during winter?

I believe it Mocal sandwich plate still lets some oil through so your temps would be way too cold for winter. As others suggested, you should block off the cooler in the winter. There are two ways of getting this done.

1.) Get some aluminum and make a square block off plate the same size as the oil cooler. Hook some tabs onto the cooler so that the plate can slide the plate in and out.

2.) Use some cardboard and zip ties.

I like the second option because it's easy and cheap.