Originally Posted by avitech

What does it mean by that? Why is mine still 0 after all this time and after over 40 posts? Yet I see some members with a rep power of at least "1" and they only have 4 posts and they just got here less than a week ago. Why is that?

Originally Posted by avitech

I'm glade you liked it! I see that you live in Charleston South Carolina. Home of the Citadel. Why don't you take your Nissan Z to your downtown parking garage that has absolutely NO handy cap/disabled parking on the upper levels with no elevator. And from there you can have lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant.

Originally Posted by avitech

That's right! It's a 3,300 pound car or less! What's the point of bringing this up? It doesn't help to prove your point, it only helps further enhance my own. The less the sports car weighs, the more I'm right that the car seriously shouldn't be overheating so long as everything is operating as designed and that the driver isn't outright flogging their engine. You should learn to lighten up. You're just like Lieutenant Tuvok in "Star Trek Voyager". With Captain Kathrine Janeway marooned in the Delta quadrant.

Originally Posted by avitech

So, what do you think is causing your excessive oil temperature? Firstly, do you know for sure that the temp gauge is even correct? Try measuring the temperature using a hand held device with a laser. Check the temperature at the oil pan and all along the radiator hoses and engine block when it is overheating. This should strengthen your case for litigation should it ever come to that.

The temperature gauge could be improperly calibrated.

Other things that cause high temperatures is lean air/fuel ratios, malfunctioning engine management sensors, engine blow-by, using the incorrect grade of fuel, etc.