reason for high oil temps ?
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reason for high oil temps ?
car reaches 195-205 degrees oil temp from just normal city driving. no pulls, no high rpm revving. just driving under 3K rpm but oil temp still climbs to that point.
if driving on some slight uphills temp easily reaches 212 degrees
and this happens when ambient temp is 60 degrees
water temp seems normal. at least car gauge shows so. never ever had overheating issue. needle sits at 8 o'clock. fans come on in time. no restrictions for the airflow to the oil cooler
car is built 2.3
using Motul Xcess 8100 5W-40 oil
any suggestions ?
if driving on some slight uphills temp easily reaches 212 degrees
and this happens when ambient temp is 60 degrees
water temp seems normal. at least car gauge shows so. never ever had overheating issue. needle sits at 8 o'clock. fans come on in time. no restrictions for the airflow to the oil cooler
car is built 2.3
using Motul Xcess 8100 5W-40 oil
any suggestions ?
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How does your oil cooler look?
Is it oem?
I've seen some smashed from rocks so they cannot cool properly.
If it's stock throwing in a 25 row Derale oil cooler wouldn't be a bad idea. I've done a few installs for customers with no issues. I've done 2 installs on stock location and I did one with my cooler mounted in front of the radiator.
Is it oem?
I've seen some smashed from rocks so they cannot cool properly.
If it's stock throwing in a 25 row Derale oil cooler wouldn't be a bad idea. I've done a few installs for customers with no issues. I've done 2 installs on stock location and I did one with my cooler mounted in front of the radiator.
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Is the inner tubing the same as the oem one? As in its letting enough oil through?
Also after a 10 minute drive touch the oil cooler lines and see if they are hot.
Your thermostat on the oil filter housing may not be opening up
it maybe the thermostat for the cooler is set to open at 185-195--causing it to stay closed until those temps are reached
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