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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z
200F is well within the operating range of most modern oils. The car will go into limp mode (260F, IIRC, FSM will have the correct figure) before the oil gets too hot. Unless you are getting to 240-250F and staying there for extended periods, I wouldn't worry about it - not because of the oil but that means the engine is running a little hot. On paper, modern synthetic motor oils are good up to 300F for extended periods.
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Agreed, but if the oil spends a lot of time at elevated temps it needs to be changed much more often.