Allan-Herbie Report post Posted July 1, 2020 Whats normal oil temp for everyone? Ive been noticing my car runs just barely under the red . Is that normal? Im in AZ so temps are hot. Also, whats everyones recommendation on oil for hot AZ weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
megachad Report post Posted July 2, 2020 Depends on your oil pressure, but I would run rotella t6 in the heat which is 15w40. Once the oil gets hot its pretty much same viscosity anyways. You cam run a heavier oil if your oil pressure is getting too low, but I doubt it’s going below 2bar at idle. I added an oil cooler fan to my oil cooler to keep oil temps down. Worked like a champ. I don’t recall how hot it is near the red, but it’s nice to stay under 245f oil temps. Hotter than that is tuff on bearings. But I run like 300f oil temps in my race car all the time... however the engines don’t last too long at that. Haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted July 2, 2020 Seems to run around here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtrump Report post Posted July 2, 2020 I don't have a Lambo but 280F seems very high. My 770hp S63 runs around 210F Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprite Report post Posted July 6, 2020 That seems hot. Should be in the middle of the dial. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted July 8, 2020 Well, the problem seems to be a sticking gauge or the temp sensor is bad. Found the gauge sitting like this after a week of the car sitting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprite Report post Posted July 8, 2020 You might be able to get the oil temp reading with a Bluetooth OBD II reader and see if it's the gauge or sensor that has a problem. Guessing gage since it should reset when the car is powered off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, sprite said: You might be able to get the oil temp reading with a Bluetooth OBD II reader and see if it's the gauge or sensor that has a problem. Guessing gage since it should reset when the car is powered off. Does anyone know anyone who rebuilds guages? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructo Report post Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Allan-Herbie said: Does anyone know anyone who rebuilds guages? Have Alex build you an all digital one, they've been doing some awesome ones for the GT-R's! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted July 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Destructo said: Have Alex build you an all digital one, they've been doing some awesome ones for the GT-R's! This is not a Nissan Sentra. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructo Report post Posted July 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Allan-Herbie said: This is not a Nissan Sentra. I couldn't remember if it was Altima or the Sentra they were working on! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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