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Originally Posted by wstar
I'm sorry, but that's faulty logic. The flashpoint on my first change of Nissan Ester 5W30, when it came out of the engine, was testing at 390F. Are you saying that if my oil temps were peaking at 350 I'd have nothing to worry about?
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Are your temps peaking at that? Track=Cooler. Roads=Just Fine. Someone lock this thread already.
Oh, I noticed all of those 350Z on my way home broken down due to too many miles on the engine combined with warm oil. Semtex, I think you know the answer to all of this. What I just said above. Put on the cooler and get on with it.
You know, it's funny. I was at a Z meet, and this person with the only other 370 sat and bitched about his oil getting too hot. I said, "Are you having any problems yet?" He said, "No." I said, "Are you tracking your car?" He said, "I might." I said, "You bring it on the track, put on a cooler and stop bitching." You all have plenty of options. Use them. I repeat now for you Semtex, Track=Cooler.
The Midwest's quality control engineer said, "This engine is built to handle all oil temperatures right up to the limp limiter." He was involved in the 370Z's testing and traveled the world to make sure this thing was ready for the road. I have his cell number and he has mine. This is right from Nissan. Why would he make this up? He worked with the Japanese, and knew exactly what the engine can handle. He said the engine is just as reliable and you will have no oil-related problems if you keep the oil from prolonged stints over 300 on the guage. What more do we need? The other person on this board who talked to this guy is Spearfish. He gets it too. What more do you want? Track and cooler. He said that. The engineer also said any car that's taken on a racetrack for prolonged periods have to be prepped for racing. He happens to race a Porsche. He needed an aux. oil cooler but tries to keep is track temps from 240-260. Hmmm, an engineer. Those temps. He said I could meet him at the track by me and he'll show me. Come on, is this enough?