What's the normal 'oil' temp?
Discussion
bilton_d said:
Andy,
How long does it take for the oil to get up to the 50 C. Just be nice to know ............. i normally wait until i have driven 10 mile or so before taking it above 2500 rpm.
Darren
Let me get back to you on that, I only fitted it the other day and didn't really know how hot it would get. Ended up doing 40 miles wondering when it was going to get over 50 C. I'll take her for a drive tonight or tomorrow and let you know.
Andy
The oil cooler on the cerb probably doesn't have a thermostat, so in this weather all that cold air is probably cooling the oil nicely. I think 80 degrees is around ideal for most engines I think. Between 80 and 120 is ok for full synthetic though.
On the Radical I have to tape up over half of the (enormous) oil cooler in cold weather so the oil gets up to above 70.
On the Radical I have to tape up over half of the (enormous) oil cooler in cold weather so the oil gets up to above 70.
I doubt it as there is no oil temp sensor AFAIK. I measure the oil temp on the output from the oil filter to the oil cooler. ARound 80 is normal but can go as high as 110-120 if being really hammered. The flow back from the cooler into the sump is about 30 degrees lower. If the sensor is in the sump then the lower oil temp could well be normal.
I got Austec to fit the oil temp sender on the oil filter housing, above the filter on the passenger side of the engine, (same place as Joolz fitted it on mlumb's car) and wired it through to a Smiths electrical oil temp gauge where my middle speaker used to be.
Only been out with it the once and it was quite cold and breezy.
When making progress it sat between 50 and 60 and while pottering through traffic it got up to about 80 but never any higher than that.
I'll try and get a couple of piccies later.
Andy
sender unit
gauge
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>> Edited by andy4200 on Monday 22 November 17:31
Only been out with it the once and it was quite cold and breezy.
When making progress it sat between 50 and 60 and while pottering through traffic it got up to about 80 but never any higher than that.
I'll try and get a couple of piccies later.
Andy
sender unit
gauge
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>> Edited by andy4200 on Monday 5th April 17:48
>> Edited by andy4200 on Monday 22 November 17:31
(same place as Joolz fitted it on mlumb's car)
i shall have to av a look +sea if the sensor is still there,the guage has been taken out.will be intresting to sea wat temp it runs at now shees got twice the sized cooler in her too:cool i think
sender unit
gauge
edited to add piccies
>> Edited by andy4200 on Monday 5th April 17:48
>> Edited by andy4200 on Monday 22 November 17:31[/quote]
i shall have to av a look +sea if the sensor is still there,the guage has been taken out.will be intresting to sea wat temp it runs at now shees got twice the sized cooler in her too:cool i think
sender unit
gauge
edited to add piccies
>> Edited by andy4200 on Monday 5th April 17:48
>> Edited by andy4200 on Monday 22 November 17:31[/quote]
yup the cerbie has no thermostat as std for the oil cooler, in this weather it'll never get high enough .. the last thing you need is a larger cooler! I'd be blanking it off completely in winter, you have that finned alloy sump anyway.
In my S the oil temp never even registers on the gauge in normal driving but can get to 70 on the motorway after a loooooooong time, up to 130 at mania on the runway when it was really hot weather.
In my S the oil temp never even registers on the gauge in normal driving but can get to 70 on the motorway after a loooooooong time, up to 130 at mania on the runway when it was really hot weather.
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