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Old 12-21-2006, 10:18 PM
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Default What's your normal operating temp on Castrol Syntec 5w40...
Well, I just changed my oil today, went from Mobil 1 0w40 to the Castrol Syntec - took me a full 6 qts to fill 'er up to just about the middle of the oil level indicator on the dipstick. Anyway, my operating temp dropped from ~220-225 to ~200 @ consistent 70mph. Is this normal? 2.8 30v btw. Maybe due to the drop in ambient air temp (~40deg @ time of drive)?
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Default Mine never gets above 180 F even after all the work I've done
Granted I can drive that temp up if I drive the car hard, but normal ho-hum is 175-180 F.
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Default Hmmm...so this is normal. I guess I'm just being paranoid....
Paranoia is a trait I've come to know well after owning this car and reading the threads in this forum.
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M1 0w40 - 215ish for daily driving. Can easily get up to 225* on a longer drive.
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Six quarts?? What filter do you have on there??
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Same here
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Default It's a 2.8. It usually take a little over 6qts. In response to his question
I would guess it's the ambient temp. I've never seen a noticeable difference in temp when I switch from one oil weight to another.
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seems a bit high
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Default My oil temp gauge in the GTI hovers right around 200 degrees F when cruising
And I'm using Castrol Syntec 5W-40. Of course, this gets thrown out the window when I start beating on it at the track, usually shoots up to 250.
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had him confused w/ ooB5 who has a 1.8T
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