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Originally Posted by physics
I live in the SF Bay area with winter temps in the 50s during the day. I'm seeing 200 deg F average temps with 220 deg F max with just casual driving around. When that happens I try to get into a higher gear at lower RPM and turn on the heater full blast with a window open to bring down the oil temp. My car is a 2019 6MT sport coupe. I may go with a thermostatically-controlled external oil cooler later.
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220 is fine. No need to turn on the heater. The issue comes if you get up to 250-260F. You'll only do it when canyon carving or during track days with constant high revving.