Just finally finished installing my oil temp gauge.
Here are some observations I have gathered up while running the car with the gauge for a good 2-3 days now...
This is using regular Castrol GTX Conventional Oil, NA2T Conversion, Regular STP Oil filter, NO oil cooler, using an E-Fan.
Under normal highway driving which the motor is under little to any load the oil temp goes down and rests at around 115 degrees.
Under traffic conditions (idling or accelerating and decelerating over and over again) the oil temp goes from 115 to 155 degrees in less than 5 minutes! :shock:
Also, the faster you drive (as in speed not acceleration) the cooler the oil temps get.
if Oil temps are 115 degrees, and I get in to boost (stock boost) for about 10 seconds, and let off, oil temp would go up to 150 degrees in less than 30 seconds!!! :shock:
I now understand why an oil cooler is a MUST if you get in to boost for more than 10 seconds...
The highest ive seen oil temps is driving stop light to stop light, it went as high as 165 degrees.
What temperature is a limit before I should let things cool off before the oil breaks down or cakes up?
Here are some observations I have gathered up while running the car with the gauge for a good 2-3 days now...
This is using regular Castrol GTX Conventional Oil, NA2T Conversion, Regular STP Oil filter, NO oil cooler, using an E-Fan.
Under normal highway driving which the motor is under little to any load the oil temp goes down and rests at around 115 degrees.
Under traffic conditions (idling or accelerating and decelerating over and over again) the oil temp goes from 115 to 155 degrees in less than 5 minutes! :shock:
Also, the faster you drive (as in speed not acceleration) the cooler the oil temps get.
if Oil temps are 115 degrees, and I get in to boost (stock boost) for about 10 seconds, and let off, oil temp would go up to 150 degrees in less than 30 seconds!!! :shock:
I now understand why an oil cooler is a MUST if you get in to boost for more than 10 seconds...
The highest ive seen oil temps is driving stop light to stop light, it went as high as 165 degrees.
What temperature is a limit before I should let things cool off before the oil breaks down or cakes up?
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