My car just turned 5000 miles; so it is broken in. I see temps in the 220 to 260 range virtually every day. Once the air temp goes over 85
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08-25-2009, 05:33 PM | #901 (permalink) |
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Please define "high"
My car just turned 5000 miles; so it is broken in. I see temps in the 220 to 260 range virtually every day. Once the air temp goes over 85 or 90, oil temps increase to these levels, whenever I maintain highway speeds and normal rpm ranges. I guess the real question is: what is considered "high" for oil temp under normal operating conditions, for street driving? For this type of car, I would hope that shifting at 5K RPM would not cause a problem. After all, it is a sports/high performance car. Cruising at 70 to 80 mph and turning 3500 rpm shouldn't result in 250 degree oil temps; at least not for any other car I've driven in the past. Any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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Apparently Nissan considers 280 degrees high as that's where Limp mode is engaged as a protective feature.. Not many (if any) guys reporting that on the street..
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I'm tripping out about these numbers especially since I'm not doing anything crazy in the car. (as my video will show) I mentioned earlier that I intend to AutoX this car and someone said that adding an oil cooler to her will put me into a whole different class. So this issue has got me worried and frustrated. I want to compete in a stock bracket. And it seems like this car's heat issue isn't going to allow me to do that. |
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Are you attending "brief" autoxing (usually lasts 60-90 seconds with time to cool off in between laps?)? If so you DO NOT need any oil cooler.
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Not sure if this has already been stated but i got this from Nissan Sport Magazine
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So, Who is David Muramoto?
Nissan's statement does not say this: "branded a NISMO part, meaning that if it is purchased and installed by your dealer, it will be part of the car's bumper-to-bumper warranty." They said: "The oil cooler is a Nissan Motorsports item and as such is sold without warranty, express or implied, unless expressly prohibited by law in which case the warranty provided is the minimum required by law. The installation of the Nissan Motorsports oil cooler does not, by itself, “void” the vehicle warranty. However any damage caused by the installation or use of this part is expressly excluded under the terms of the Nissan New Vehicle Limited warranty. " Last edited by Modshack; 08-26-2009 at 05:29 PM. |
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I understand. Just that it's dangerous to take the words of a Magazine writer/PR flacky as those of the Company's. Most Manuf. affiliated Publications are subbed out to PR firms.
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its not dangerous to copy it, its dangerous to believe it word for word. I dont think its true becuase the solution is to easy and that would mean nissan admits they made a mistake, which i dont think will be happening any time soon.
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