Oil too cold?
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Oil too cold?
I'm getting my car ready for roadracing and installed a 19 row setrab cooler and a 5.5 qt moroso pan. My set up is a gt2871r b16 at 303 hp 10 psi
Cruising on the highway its hard to get my oil to 160F. I'm running 10w40. The wired thing is my cooler is behind my bumper but I have not cut a hole to expose the cooler yet. do you guys think maybe my temp sender is off? I do live in MN and its about 37F outside right now. But shouldn't my oil heat up to atleast 200?
Cruising on the highway its hard to get my oil to 160F. I'm running 10w40. The wired thing is my cooler is behind my bumper but I have not cut a hole to expose the cooler yet. do you guys think maybe my temp sender is off? I do live in MN and its about 37F outside right now. But shouldn't my oil heat up to atleast 200?
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Re: Oil too cold? (batboyvaj)
Sound about right.Cruising alone will drop oil temperature let alone extra oil in a big heat sink.Wait until its 90* and you loading the hell out of the engine.
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Re: Oil too cold? (batboyvaj)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by batboyvaj »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm getting my car ready for roadracing and installed a 19 row setrab cooler and a 5.5 qt moroso pan. My set up is a gt2871r b16 at 303 hp 10 psi
Cruising on the highway its hard to get my oil to 160F. I'm running 10w40. The wired thing is my cooler is behind my bumper but I have not cut a hole to expose the cooler yet. do you guys think maybe my temp sender is off? I do live in MN and its about 37F outside right now. But shouldn't my oil heat up to atleast 200?</TD></TR></TABLE>
You wouldn't by chance have a pic of how your oil cooler was set up, do you?
Cruising on the highway its hard to get my oil to 160F. I'm running 10w40. The wired thing is my cooler is behind my bumper but I have not cut a hole to expose the cooler yet. do you guys think maybe my temp sender is off? I do live in MN and its about 37F outside right now. But shouldn't my oil heat up to atleast 200?</TD></TR></TABLE>
You wouldn't by chance have a pic of how your oil cooler was set up, do you?
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Re: Oil too cold? (LilCivic04)
I gots a smaller oil cooler than you 12X5X2 and I don't get past about 160ish lately with the weather. Its been about 55-70F here lately.
I beat the **** out of it yesterday while driving and only got up to 187F
Most of my driving is not long though, 20-30 min trips pretty much to work and back.
Once its hot a fvck out (90+) I will see temps like 200-210 daily driving.
I beat the **** out of it yesterday while driving and only got up to 187F
Most of my driving is not long though, 20-30 min trips pretty much to work and back.
Once its hot a fvck out (90+) I will see temps like 200-210 daily driving.
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Perhaps you should get a thermostat to bypass the oil cooler until the oil reaches the normal operating temperature range. I've read it's just as bad for the motor to have oil temperatures that are too low as it is oil temperatures that are too high.
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Re: (LeGeND4LiFe)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LeGeND4LiFe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Perhaps you should get a thermostat to bypass the oil cooler until the oil reaches the normal operating temperature range. I've read it's just as bad for the motor to have oil temperatures that are too low as it is oil temperatures that are too high. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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