Oil Temperature

[Jez13]

Hey guys,

Just installed an oil temp guage in my car and was wondering if my oil temp is accurate. Apparenltly optimum oil temperature is supposed to be between 80 and 90 degrees before losing lubricating properties.

The reason why I ask this question is because my guage barely goes past 60 degrees on the gauge. It may have something to do with its location which might be just after my oil cooler, I have to do a more thorough investigation to be sure of this though. Its not that simple because it runs through splitters and an oil thermostat...

[30three]

Mine usually runs around 75. No oil cooler.

[Hanaldo]

Mine sits at about 85 with no oil cooler.

The one time when i went for a long drive i noticed my oil temp gauge showed 90 and my water temp gauge was only showing 60 when usually it sits at about 90 as well. But when i drove home everything was back to normal. Have you tried taking it for a longer drive?

[Jez13]

Only drove it for 20 mins so I suppose it may not have circlulated properly. Will try and go for a longer drive this w/e and see what happens.

[jonn]

Mine usually sits on 80 - 85 normal driving but depends on air temp. Sometimes up to 90 in summer. I have an oil cooler and the senor it mounted in the remote filter housing before the cooler.

[GTRsean]

85 generally, 90ish in stop start traffic, 105 on the track.

Oil cooler.

[defari]

greddy oil cooler - mine sits around 60-70 degrees

[UnCo]

84 most of the time for daily driving.

Up to 90 on hot days.

[Luke_ENR34]

80-90 on street

has reached 120 on the track before but doesnt go any higher.

[Jez13]

greddy oil cooler - mine sits around 60-70 degrees

Is yours located before or after the oil cooler?

[Piggaz]

Oil: 80 (80 degree thermostat) Has been up to 130 on the track. Road generally never over 100.

Water: 82 or whatever the stock stat open up at. Road never over 88-90.

[Envii Mii]

80 - 90 daily drive

no oil cooler

23.3*c today no clouds

Edited December 18, 2009 by Envii Mii

[toygtr]

Around 85, normal day.

88 to 95 hot day.

HKS oil cooler fitted.

[JMW]

Normal driving around 70 degrees

Pushing it or in stop start traffic 90 degrees

Running an Earls 19 row cooler between I/C and a/c condensor.

[vidospace]

Mines between 85 - 90 after long driving (over 20 minutes).

Though its increased to this over the past few months. Any idea why this would happen? I never saw over 80 then all of a sudden it went way higher and is aways high like that now.

On the track it gets up to 100ish.

[defari]

Is yours located before or after the oil cooler?

forgot about this thread

mines after the cooler

[SiR_RB]

85 degress normal city driving, 90 degrees when driven hard...no aftermarket oil cooler