Safe oil temp for shutdown?
11-27-2006, 10:25 AM
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Safe oil temp for shutdown?
Never really paid much attention to this but since I've cooked two turbos this year you bet your *** I am now.
Most of the time my oil temps are only a tad above the 150 mark. Today it was at 175. I left my car idling for almost 10 minutes and it didn't lower any. I'm assuming because thats probably what the coolant temp was.
Any ideas or recommendations? I have dino oil in now, but just for a week, wanted to make sure nothing was leaking so I don't waste any synthetic.
Will be adding a turbo timer soon...
Most of the time my oil temps are only a tad above the 150 mark. Today it was at 175. I left my car idling for almost 10 minutes and it didn't lower any. I'm assuming because thats probably what the coolant temp was.
Any ideas or recommendations? I have dino oil in now, but just for a week, wanted to make sure nothing was leaking so I don't waste any synthetic.
Will be adding a turbo timer soon...
11-27-2006, 10:33 AM
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lol 175? pfft, that's nothing. i see 210-225 daily and shut down at that temp. My big thing is
letting the turbo cool down before I stop the flow of oil. Simply done by driving mellow last couple miles to whereever I'm going.
11-27-2006, 10:39 AM
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2nd...sometimes open the door and leave it on till the door alarm goes off.
Do yourself a favor and dont wait till your oil drops to 150*, weird that you are only hitting 175 too, i hit 210-225* daily.
11-27-2006, 10:42 AM
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Thanks, thats what I thought. I almost wonder if the temp sender is bad.
It rarely goes above 150. But I do have that MAMMOTH oil filter..bigger than the big oem one. purolator l40316 i think.
11-27-2006, 11:17 AM
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I am in the habit of making sure I turn a song on just before I pull in somewhere....
and I listen till it finishes. I also drive about 5 miles under no boost before doing so. TT is a waste of money and this helps me sleep better at night
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11-27-2006, 11:28 AM
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shut off? never above 210F. it only ever gets above 210F when I boost alot.
keep in mind i have the S4 oil cooler installed.
and when the temps are above 210F, i turn on the A/C fan manually (courtesy of my A/C fan mod), which cools things down quicker than just sitting and idling.
and when the temps are above 210F, i turn on the A/C fan manually (courtesy of my A/C fan mod), which cools things down quicker than just sitting and idling.
11-27-2006, 12:23 PM
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2nd, I shut down at 230-240F all the time. As long as your turbo isn't glowing red, its fine.
The problem is the oil sitting in the red-hot turbo and coking up, not the temperature of the oil.