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Old 09-06-2009, 09:59 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by GTRFAN View Post
I have pushed mine pretty hard and see temps of 110deg while the outside air was only 10deg.

I mentioned this to the service manager and he said it's perfectly normal and will only be an issue once it gets over 140deg. I think summer will be a real problem as we (Aus) get temps in the 40's all the time.

It all sounds a bit dodgy to me but what do we do? All I can do is change the oil every 5000k and look into a oil cooler.
Yeah but the cooler voids the warranty on the engine apparently. I'm just gonna wait till summer, if it is a huge problem then I'll contact Nissan I guess. In all honesty though, even with a little 'spirited' driving, I don't think we'll come across any issues....... hopefully....

Don't forget, when summer does come and we decide to test the oil temps, I bet most ppl will be thrashing their cars to get high temps... doing this in most cars during hot weather will have the same effect - but the argument is that this is a sports car designed for this sort of driving and should be able to handle the temps.....

(unless of course the temps rise without driving hard... then we have a problem)
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