After Service/oil Change, Oil Temp Has Risen? Rb26

[ohno1]

hey fellas, just had my car serviced / fluids changed and a new clutch put in..

previously on the oil temp guage the thing sat barely above the 70 line.. however last night i was driving it for about 15-20 minutes, without revving it over 4000rpm, but was driving it fairly quickly (well as quick as you can without revving it out anyway).. and after the drive i noticed the oil temp had gone to 1/4 where i've never seen it before..

i have no idea how accurate that gauge is, but i'm more concerned that it's now got to a higher level than i've seen it before..

the oil was changed with the same stuff as it was running before (motul 300v 15w50)

any ideas?? or am i just being paranoid

Edited October 17, 2009 by ohno1

[femno]

Paranoid.

Thats still not very hot anyway.

[Cjmartz2k]

Wait, are you talking about a stock gauge? Do GTR's have stock oil temp gauges? I didn't know that. I thought they just had oil pressure gages. Cool.

[Moodles2]

Was the thermostat changed? If so the oil temp becomes the same temp as a water because of the OEM oil cooler... it's possible the old thermostat opened fully at alittle over 70c, whereas the new one opens fully at about 82c?

[ali-turko]

the stock oil temp gauge on r32 gtrs is on the centre 3 gauges

[Cjmartz2k]

O yeah, I always forget about those.

[BeEnAr]

mine is usually around the 90 mark, unless it's 48c outside then it got up near 150!!

[ohno1]

cheers for the replies, guess i'm just being a bit paranoid

the thermostat wasnt changed but what's the story with the factory oil cooler and the water temp??

[Moodles2]

factory oil cooler cools (and warms when cold) the oil with the engine's coolant. If the coolant is 82c, the oil temp will sit about afew degrees higher unless driving at the track or driving it hard the oil temp will become alot more hotter but coolant temp will stay the same.

[ohno1]

Ah ok i'm following now.. thanks for that

[payback21]

Pritty normal temp for oil