97A612V

my oil temp is high, reaches up to about 130 if im driving hard for alittle bit.. hopefully its jsut low oil level? what else could i be looking at

kday

What oil weight are you running? Higher viscosity oil tends to run hotter.

Or maybe you have this problem, as seen on my old motor:
<img src="http://www.boost-instruments.com/v6/DSCN1816.jpg">

austinado16

That's the normal oil temp, just about a needle width or so below the 130*C mark.

kday

The AAN runs quite a bit cooler than that if you aren't flogging it on the track. I am surprised the V6 would run that much hotter.

Oil starts to break down around 150C IIRC, 130C normal running doesn't leave much margin.

austinado16

But in reality, it's probably really running at about 100*C/212*F which is fine for the oil.

We've put 20k on ours in 16mos. If this oil temp was actually a problem, it would have grenaded by now.

Remember also that the car is equiped with a heat exchanger, not an oil cooler. The heat exchanger is designed to bring the oil tempurature up to operating tempurature fast, and then keep it there. With a 95*C/195*F engine coolant thermostat, the coolest your oil is going to be, is 95*C/195*F.

kday

I would worry about oil temps above 100C when the coolant is at 87C and the car is being driven normally.

rmccomiskie

I've always wondered of the reading is accurate or if the sensor or gauge is failing.

austinado16

Sorry. My mistake on the temp 87C=188.6F Regardless the oil temp is normal.

kday

Do you have a spec indicating that 130C is normal?

austinado16

You just lookin' for a fight today? No one's said their oil temp was 130C