Low Oil Temperature Question

JenovaI · 12-15-2015, 02:58 PM

Guys,

I got a SC'd 370z. 479hp to the wheels. Oil Cooler. Daily Driver.

The issue is the oil temperature is under 180 most of my driving. It's 2 miles to work. It's 4 miles to church. I barely ever do a long highway drive. So most of the time I'm under 180 degrees on the oil temp. Not only that but I tend to beat on the car on the way to work (because idiots in my way) but at that point im barely at 140.

I know which oil is highly subjective. But does anyone have any logical reasons why to choose one type of oil for my application over the OEM ester? Such as get a 0w weight instead of a 5w weight because my car is always cold?

TerribleONE · 12-15-2015, 03:03 PM

Id just stop beating on it when its cold. Not a good idea at all. If you want to have fun take the car for a real drive.

JenovaI · 12-15-2015, 03:08 PM

What about ways to get it to warm up quicker? I could put a plate in front of the oil cooler and just remove it when I actually need cooling or something.

TerribleONE · 12-15-2015, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JenovaI

What about ways to get it to warm up quicker? I could put a plate in front of the oil cooler and just remove it when I actually need cooling or something.

Yea you could do that however if you are only driving 2-4 miles and not letting the car warm up for a while before its still not going to come up to operating temperature.

Cell · 12-15-2015, 04:14 PM

Only thing I can think of is Thermostatic plate.

TerribleONE · 12-15-2015, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cell

Only thing I can think of is Thermostatic plate.

This will yield the same results. The oil can only heat up so fast, a thermostatic plate will just eliminate having to put on or remove the blocker plate.

jwick · 12-15-2015, 05:19 PM

Mine takes about 10 minutes to get to operating temperature and I have a thermostatic sandwich plate. I don't spool the turbo or go above 3krpms until the car is at least 170-175.

Spooler · 12-15-2015, 07:14 PM

Add 20 degrees to the oil temp. The temp is taken after the oil cooler. I have been running at around 165F on the drive in to work on cold days. That would be 185 out of the motor. I don't worry about it. I run 5W30 synthetic.

James10694 · 12-16-2015, 02:03 AM

I don't see why you can't just let it warm up. I park mine in the garage and give it about 10 minutes of warm up time. I'm N/A and I stay below 4k RPMs until I get to 180* oil temp.

JenovaI · 12-16-2015, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by James10694

I don't see why you can't just let it warm up. I park mine in the garage and give it about 10 minutes of warm up time. I'm N/A and I stay below 4k RPMs until I get to 180* oil temp.

My commute is 8 minutes. Your warm-up time of 10 min is more than my entire commute lol. I guess I need a remote start.

JenovaI · 12-16-2015, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Add 20 degrees to the oil temp. The temp is taken after the oil cooler. I have been running at around 165F on the drive in to work on cold days. That would be 185 out of the motor. I don't worry about it. I run 5W30 synthetic.

I didn't even think of that..

RadioFlyer · 12-21-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Add 20 degrees to the oil temp. The temp is taken after the oil cooler. I have been running at around 165F on the drive in to work on cold days. That would be 185 out of the motor. I don't worry about it. I run 5W30 synthetic.

Is this true for all adapter plate setups? I run a Z1 34 row oil cooler, and it's connected via thermostatic plate. The cooler is blocked off, I ran it for about 20 mins on the highway in 34* ambient temp, and it barely got to 170F. So you're saying the motor is seeing 185-190F?

Spooler · 12-21-2015, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RadioFlyer

Is this true for all adapter plate setups? I run a Z1 34 row oil cooler, and it's connected via thermostatic plate. The cooler is blocked off, I ran it for about 20 mins on the highway in 34* ambient temp, and it barely got to 170F. So you're saying the motor is seeing 185-190F?

Yeap, the oil temp is measured after it comes back from the cooler/thermostatic plate.

RadioFlyer · 12-21-2015, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Yeap, the oil temp is measured after it comes back from the cooler/thermostatic plate.

Cool, thanks!

BGTV8 · 12-16-2015, 03:44 AM

Car needs a longer run to get it to operating temp. Figure at least 5-6 miles.

If temps never get above 180 DegF to make sure water/cr4p in the oil boils off.

Take the car for a 20 mile run once per week and your car will say "thank you"

12-15-2015, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
JenovaI Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 255 Drives: 11 370z Supercharged Rep Power: 10	Low Oil Temperature Question Guys, I got a SC'd 370z. 479hp to the wheels. Oil Cooler. Daily Driver. The issue is the oil temperature is under 180 most of my driving. It's 2 miles to work. It's 4 miles to church. I barely ever do a long highway drive. So most of the time I'm under 180 degrees on the oil temp. Not only that but I tend to beat on the car on the way to work (because idiots in my way) but at that point im barely at 140. I know which oil is highly subjective. But does anyone have any logical reasons why to choose one type of oil for my application over the OEM ester? Such as get a 0w weight instead of a 5w weight because my car is always cold?

12-15-2015, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5851	Id just stop beating on it when its cold. Not a good idea at all. If you want to have fun take the car for a real drive. Chuck33079 likes this. __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

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Cell A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,449 Drives: A Garbage Truck Rep Power: 22	Only thing I can think of is Thermostatic plate. SouthArk370Z, 2011 Nismo#91 and TBatt like this.

12-15-2015, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
jwick A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 14,532 Drives: '10 G37 6MT Rep Power: 2465057	Mine takes about 10 minutes to get to operating temperature and I have a thermostatic sandwich plate. I don't spool the turbo or go above 3krpms until the car is at least 170-175. __________________ '10 G37T 6MT Graphite/Graphite - BP - G37T Build

12-16-2015, 02:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
James10694 Track Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 918 Drives: 2010 370z Nismo Rep Power: 13	I don't see why you can't just let it warm up. I park mine in the garage and give it about 10 minutes of warm up time. I'm N/A and I stay below 4k RPMs until I get to 180* oil temp. __________________ Boosted Performance Single Turbo 618whp/489 tq

12-15-2015, 03:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
JenovaI Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 255 Drives: 11 370z Supercharged Rep Power: 10	What about ways to get it to warm up quicker? I could put a plate in front of the oil cooler and just remove it when I actually need cooling or something.

12-15-2015, 07:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,992 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	Add 20 degrees to the oil temp. The temp is taken after the oil cooler. I have been running at around 165F on the drive in to work on cold days. That would be 185 out of the motor. I don't worry about it. I run 5W30 synthetic.

12-16-2015, 03:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,515 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	Car needs a longer run to get it to operating temp. Figure at least 5-6 miles. If temps never get above 180 DegF to make sure water/cr4p in the oil boils off. Take the car for a 20 mile run once per week and your car will say "thank you" jwick likes this.

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