Everyone with oil temp issues

RCZ

Guys, don't skimp out on the oil cooler....a few hundred dollars can very easily turn into several thousand, and I mean several thousand.

travisjb

Let me reinforce the point... I'm on my second motor on this car... Not going to go into details, but I had a marginal quality oil cooler kit with cheap lines that blew out... cost about $9K installed for a new motor... DO NOT USE CHEAP OIL COOLER KITS OR CHEAP LINES... spend the extra couple hundred... there is no reason not to go with the kits available from Stillen and GTM

dad

What's the difference in Stillen and a cheaper one? Besides the lines/hoses and hook ups! (No sarcasm intended!)

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alan93rsa

That would leave the core, the filter adapter and mount.

Think quality control and one from a bad batch with poor quality getting on your car. Design, how much is the psi delta across the cooler, what's the thermal capacity? You can find that information for every Setrab made.

Filter plate - Same quality procedures. I wouldn't want a plate that was cast in someones barn with no QC. Think porous casting which cracks down the road.

Mounting kit - What do you get with the cheap kit?

Assembly - If a line blows off a fitting you are screwed. If you look at a line with the fittings installed you probably won't know if it was installed correctly or not. It goes back to the supplier/vendor doing it right. In my opinion you need to buy this type of item from someone with a history of making good parts and standing behind them.

Sometimes the least expensive route is going the more expensive route the first time.

Just some food for thought.

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nizz23sd

guy's!!this is a very good topic and nissan should be aware of whats going on.and yes!i purchased my 370z last feb and yes ive seen this temp goes up almost to 250 and this worries me a lot.in the past whenever there's a new car coming out i usualy wait the next two year to make a purchase just like what happened to the 350z(camber problems),they corrected this problem after so many that purchased this car and made complaints .but when 370z came out i couldnt resist it and didnt wait so here i go with this problem.i hope this situation will be solve and nissan should do something bout this and treat this as a recall,its okay to make mistakes just do the right thing and correct it!!simple as that!! rather than consumer's like us that spent our hard earned money to purchased this remarkable creation swing the other way and buy maybe german car's..american made car's?hmmm that's a long shot..jk all im saying is we dont have to spend money to correct their mistakes.nissan has to be liable and thats the bottom line..

tbonesteak

Unfortunately tho....it seems like people are moving on and getting oil cooler kits.....and i was waiting for a fix on this before i made the purchase. Seems like it's not happening. Arggg.

travisjb

FYI at PIR today, running very good times and NO LIMP MODE ! hottest I've seen is in 20 min sessions is 255F... THANK YOU STILLEN!

semtex

That's great news! Thanks Travis.

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Minicobra1

I know Socal370 has been in talks with Nissan about this, he says that he will post something up when there is more solid information. If you would like to PM him I'm sure he would share some info.

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7sudden

Has anyone else spoken with Nissan and verified this?

TheWeatherman

I just got off the phone with my Midwest regional consumer affairs specialist. I thought I was never going to have a high-heat issue, but it just happened to me this past Sunday, May 3rd while at a fundraiser for the Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee. The car actually started to smell in the cabin, and my oil temp spiked to 275-285 within 4 minutes of light-spirited driving. It was 70 degrees out and I just had an oil change with the expensive Nissan Ester Oil. It actually took about 40 minutes of light driving along Lake Michigan where the temperature was 56 degrees to cool the thing back down to 200, where it normally is. Man, that's not good at all.

So anyway, she was not aware of this problem, but I guided her to this site! She looked and sounded concerned and appreciated the information. She was going to talk to her engineering department and find out more. The word's getting out. I told her that a lot of us don't want to put on aftermarket kits to fix this because of the warranty. (Those of you who are going to blast me saying that those won't affect the warranty, keep that to yourselves.) We bought the cars not knowing that overheating was going to be an issue. I've owned a lot of brand new Nissan/Infinitis, (my daily driver is an '09 Infiniti FX35.) No overheating on that one. I just said to her, "If you are coming out with this kit, can you please just make it cheaper for those of us who already have bought the car? We had a budget for what we wanted to spend on the vehicle, and didn't plan on spending extra money on a engineering mistake that we weren't aware of." We should all know that cars are not perfect, and there will be some flubs on occasion. I also said, "I can understand if I have a bad power window, or a lock switch that breaks. If my dash lights burn out, I have to have it fixed. No big deal. An overheating engine with light driving is a serious flaw that needs to be fixed ASAP." She was really nice and said she will call me back as soon as she gets any new details on the situation. I'm not happy if we have to pay for this cooler, but if we do, I asked her to tell corporate to make it as cheap as possible. I'm sure they don't want to have to deal with Lemon Law issues. They were very nice though. I hope something's done soon with the warmer temperatures.

Oh, one more thing... I mentioned the 370's TV ad to her. I said, "Do you know the ad? The guy out spinning around and having fun in the car? That's what we bought ours for. To have fun with. To find out the car can't even drive up a steep grade in warm conditions is completely the opposite of what was told to us. We love our cars, but just wish we didn't have this major problem. Please help us." She couldn't have been nicer.

Thoughts?

7sudden

I just left a message for Jennifer, at the extension listed above. I mentioned that I live in Arizona, and am regularly experiencing the temp issues now. I also referenced the case number which she had opened up (#6479687) and asked her to call me back with any updated information. I will be sure and ask her supervisor's name/extension so that I can verify anything that she tells me.

I will post anything that I find out....

510z

what part of arizona? i experianced 220 average cruising up the I17 in phoenix

7sudden

I live in the northern part of the state, but spend LOTS of time in Phoenix. I was stuck in traffic on Frank Loyd Wright on Saturday... watched it climb past 240.

travisjb

AZ guys... if you don't want to DIY an oil cooler kit, suggest you use my mechanic, Robert at Redline Motorsports in Tempe... he's already got mine under his belt and I'm sure can do the next ones in a snap