Below 160 F is considered too cold for the oil to provide proper lubrication.

Is there an ETA on this? It's starting to get pretty cold in various areas (yes even in Florida).

thx for the link on the diy cover, i spent an hour and made one yesterday. today outside temp is 36F, now oil temp is holding steady at 185. perfect!

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That's not cold. Try it at minus 35. I would think you'd have an issue then.

I've been thinking for a while now that anyone who does an oil cooler for their DD needs to get a 200* thermostat put on it. That should be about perfect -- neither too cold nor too hot, with room to fluctuate a bit.

If you guys need a block off plate for the 180* temp thermostat in the winter, it's just too cold a temp setting IMO.

Running one without a thermostat unless it is a track only car is probably counterproductive.

Based on anything I've ever read, I wouldn't beat on it until it reaches about 175*-180*. If you start to creep up over 250*-260*, let it cool down.

The 190* F - 220*F sweetspot somebody mentioned is probably about right.

It's alot easier to Velcro a cover on your cooler than swapping thermo plates in winter and summer .

Here was my solution... I went from 160 on 50-60F days (city driving hits 180) to a solid 180 at highway speeds (~220 city driving) at 20-40F days. All it takes is an old cardboard box. It's ugly and mine has melted from driving in the rain but it works. A friend was building me a more permanent cover but I haven't heard from him in a while.

http://www.reprehensible.net/~sig11/...er_cover_t.jpg
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Just make the one in the DIY someone posted above, it's pretty simple, and requires minimal tools. I'm going to be making mine tomorrow or Sunday.

Why would you guys swap thermostats from winter to summer. Just run a 200*F thermostat all year round :confused:

No one other than Chuckd was talking about swapping thermostatic plates, and I think he was just confused. It would just be stupid to do that based on weather conditions.

My oil cooler did not come with a thermostatic plate, and I figured that if anyone wouldn't need one it would be me; after all, isn't the Las Vegas area one of the hottest areas in the country? I guess I was wrong, but fortunately making a cover was simple and switching it in and out is a snap.

I'm puzzled that my car never gets over 200 and often shows 180 after ten minutes even back in 70 weather. I don't seeevidence of an oil cooler and the previous owner wasn't the type to mod at all.

I don't think I got over 200 on a two hour highway drive in 70 weather.

Maybe my sensor is off?

I'm puzzled that my car never gets over 200 and often shows 180 after ten minutes even back in 70 weather. I don't seeevidence of an oil cooler and the previous owner wasn't the type to mod at all.

I don't think I got over 200 on a two hour highway drive in 70 weather.

Maybe my sensor is off?

When warming up my car I allow it to go up to 5 Dots on the indicator.
Warming up your car is VERY important!
Even though it's real cold here in the north east I always wait event to turn on the heater cause I care about my baby.

Sounds like a job for a thermostat.