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I know this has been mentioned before and upon searching the forums I found 1 guy who insulated his oil tank with quilted foil. Has anyone done this? has it worked? becasue I want to use this car as much as possible but hate it when the oil temp doesnt get hot enough even after driving for awhile!
Edited due to the fact I didnt go to school when I was young!
Edited due to the fact I didnt go to school when I was young!
Edited by Chris Marriott on Thursday 23 October 18:43
Sorry you know what I ment. I know the car warms up but I dont do anything till its reading 60c but my journey from home to work is M40. M25 then M4 and the readout doesnt go above 40ish. The sensor has been changed and everything checked all ok. Its just the cold morning air rushing over the sensor. Surely there is something that can be done by insulating it.
Agreed, it is frustrating keeping the revs down until it warms up and waiting until 60C will never happen.
I've had my Tamora for nearly seven years and would recommend keeping below 2500rpm until 40C then 3500/4000rpm until 50C, etc.
That should be fast enough in fifth gear.
Cheers... Andrew
I've had my Tamora for nearly seven years and would recommend keeping below 2500rpm until 40C then 3500/4000rpm until 50C, etc.
That should be fast enough in fifth gear.
Cheers... Andrew
To combine info from other thread...
Try some 15mm plumbing pipe foam insulation about 30mm long slide it over and push a bit in where the wire is and secure with tape on the sensor at the dry sump tank. Added about 8 deg c for me.
G
worthwhile mod for peace of mind.
Discussed this with the factory when new, as I had to use mine through the winter & INDICATED temp may not go above 35C on a run when it's really frosty!
But of course the engine still reaches it's 70C after 20 mins or so .... they told me to just remember that the sensor isn't actually picking up temp of oil in engine but in the tank, which is ok in warm weather as they're similar, but tank & stat run much cooler in winter as they're at the front in the airflow, and a long way from the engine. I tried insulating the tank but it made little difference, insulating the 'stat made rather more.
VARLEYHYD said:
Zippee said:
RJelley said:
I dont seem to take my eyes of the oil temp, are you all saying that once the temp hits 70 or so, then if whilst driving down the road the temp drops to 60, thats just the sensor, I assume the oil itself has not dropped in temp and you can drive it hard??
RJ
Thats what I'm hoping and trying to clarify. Else in this weather I'm going to be constantly limited to 3500 rpm RJ
G
worthwhile mod for peace of mind. Discussed this with the factory when new, as I had to use mine through the winter & INDICATED temp may not go above 35C on a run when it's really frosty!
But of course the engine still reaches it's 70C after 20 mins or so .... they told me to just remember that the sensor isn't actually picking up temp of oil in engine but in the tank, which is ok in warm weather as they're similar, but tank & stat run much cooler in winter as they're at the front in the airflow, and a long way from the engine. I tried insulating the tank but it made little difference, insulating the 'stat made rather more.
Edited by tail slide on Sunday 26th October 07:27
tamore said:
to be fair though, if it's that cold that oil isn;t getting above 40C, the last thing you want to be doing is taking it above 4000rpm anyway. unless you're running winter boots that is.
That would be true but.. my point was that the oil in the engine does get to 70C despite what the oil temp sensor says, 'cos it's in the wrong place.
tail slide said:
tamore said:
to be fair though, if it's that cold that oil isn;t getting above 40C, the last thing you want to be doing is taking it above 4000rpm anyway. unless you're running winter boots that is.
That would be true but.. my point was that the oil in the engine does get to 70C despite what the oil temp sensor says, 'cos it's in the wrong place.
tamore said:
tail slide said:
tamore said:
to be fair though, if it's that cold that oil isn;t getting above 40C, the last thing you want to be doing is taking it above 4000rpm anyway. unless you're running winter boots that is.
That would be true but.. my point was that the oil in the engine does get to 70C despite what the oil temp sensor says, 'cos it's in the wrong place.
Engine bay temperatures and lack of abilty to get the heat away are another issue.
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