High oil Temp... It finally happened to me

spearfish25 · 01-15-2011, 10:39 PM

Perhaps I should elaborate. The Z is known to have overheating issues without an oil cooler. So posting a story about driving over 5k rpm for sustained periods and then being amazed the oil temps shot up is just naive. Just get an oil cooler and then you can drive however you like.

Mt Tam I am · 01-15-2011, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by christian370z

The first time I went into Malibu canyons, I was not really pushing the car and it was hitting 260 degrees in cool weather. I was never happy that I would hit 230 degrees just sitting in traffic, but once I got my 25 row oil cooler it was night and day.

No matter how hard I push the car (and I have pushed it close to 100%), I have yet to break 220 degrees. If I try that without one, it would be in limp mode. Keeping the oil temperatures at lower levels also increases throttle response and even power from my experience, and makes the car a whole lot more consistent and gives peace of mind that you can tackle anything without worry of oil temps.

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Perhaps I should elaborate. The Z is known to have overheating issues without an oil cooler. So posting a story about driving over 5k rpm for sustained periods and then being amazed the oil temps shot up is just naive. Just get an oil cooler and then you can drive however you like.

Get the oil cooler. Why should you ever be worried about over heating? 220* max is about right, with a cooler. Don't be limited as to where or how you enjoy driving.

Nismoracer · 01-16-2011, 12:36 AM

I may have missed it but at what temp does it go into limp mode?

ChrisSlicks · 01-16-2011, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Nismoracer

I may have missed it but at what temp does it go into limp mode?

At 280F you get limited to 5000 rpm, you still have full power beneath 5000 rpm. Stage 2 limp mode kicks in at 300F and severely limits power and limits RPM to around 3500.

01-15-2011, 10:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Perhaps I should elaborate. The Z is known to have overheating issues without an oil cooler. So posting a story about driving over 5k rpm for sustained periods and then being amazed the oil temps shot up is just naive. Just get an oil cooler and then you can drive however you like. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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01-16-2011, 12:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 15	I may have missed it but at what temp does it go into limp mode?