Oil Cooler install solves the problem?

m4a1mustang · 12-30-2011, 02:03 PM

Just realized you were saying it shut down at 220*F.

How much fuel did you have in the tank? If you are not on a full tank the car has issues with fuel running away from the pickup and starving the engine.

FL 4Motion · 12-30-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Just realized you were saying it shut down at 220*F.

How much fuel did you have in the tank? If you are not on a full tank the car has issues with fuel running away from the pickup and starving the engine.

I think the issue is anything but the oil cooler not doing it's job. I've never heard of anyone needing 2 days after a hard fuel starve before they could restart the car either tho. My best guess is it's neither of the above and just some random sh!t wrong with the car. Not very helpful I know but if the car isn't overheating and isn't throwing a diagnostic code, and now runs fine, it's going to be a nightmare to figure out.

m4a1mustang · 12-30-2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

I think the issue is anything but the oil cooler not doing it's job. I've never heard of anyone needing 2 days after a hard fuel starve before they could restart the car either tho. My best guess is it's neither of the above and just some random sh!t wrong with the car. Not very helpful I know but if the car isn't overheating and isn't throwing a diagnostic code, and now runs fine, it's going to be a nightmare to figure out.

That's true.

roplusbee · 12-30-2011, 03:17 PM

So that car is running like nothing ever happened?

Jordo! · 12-30-2011, 04:04 PM

What was the CEL code?

Nikkolai · 12-30-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordo!

What was the CEL code?

It didn't throw any code.

roplusbee · 12-30-2011, 04:18 PM

That is awesome. Good luck finding the cause of the shutdown..............

spearfish25 · 01-01-2012, 05:43 PM

LOL that this thread just came back from the dead. I'll answer my own question even though it's obvious. Yes, a 25 row cooler solves the overheat problems on track in 95% of situations.

As for the reviving post, that's not your oil cooler or limp mode. That's an engine fault that apparently isn't monitored by the engine diagnostic system.

houkouonchi · 01-02-2012, 09:36 AM

I got up to 265 ish really quick when I drove on GMR for only 5-10 minutes. Didn't even get 1/4th the way of the route I was planning on taking. After an oil cooler it never went above 240 and I drove the whole thing this time. I also purposely drove it harder/reved more cause I wanted to make sure the oil cooler helped keep things cool like it was supposed to.

Mt Tam I am · 01-02-2012, 10:17 AM

In summer at between 97-99 degree ambient temperature at Sears Point I slowly got my oil temp up to 260 with high heavy revving and no limp mode and no problem.

Gas starvation sucks with or without an oil cooler.

UNKNOWN_370 · 01-02-2012, 03:25 PM

I hit 260 over the summer at 105 degrees but I didn't hit limp mode. What pissed me off is how fast I got to 260. 2 more months and I'm installing the cooler for the spring.

travisjb · 01-03-2012, 07:49 PM

At race pace, up to 25 minute sessions, 100f ambient, I have not hit limp mode once. I see temps ~280f max.

12-30-2011, 02:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Just realized you were saying it shut down at 220F. How much fuel did you have in the tank? If you are not on a full tank the car has issues with fuel running away from the pickup and starving the engine. __________________ - Steve* Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-30-2011, 03:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 22	So that car is running like nothing ever happened? __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

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Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	What was the CEL code? __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

12-30-2011, 04:18 PM	#22 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 22	That is awesome. Good luck finding the cause of the shutdown.............. __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

01-01-2012, 05:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	LOL that this thread just came back from the dead. I'll answer my own question even though it's obvious. Yes, a 25 row cooler solves the overheat problems on track in 95% of situations. As for the reviving post, that's not your oil cooler or limp mode. That's an engine fault that apparently isn't monitored by the engine diagnostic system. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

01-02-2012, 09:36 AM	#24 (permalink)
houkouonchi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 440 Drives: '14 GT-R '10 M6 370z Rep Power: 15	I got up to 265 ish really quick when I drove on GMR for only 5-10 minutes. Didn't even get 1/4th the way of the route I was planning on taking. After an oil cooler it never went above 240 and I drove the whole thing this time. I also purposely drove it harder/reved more cause I wanted to make sure the oil cooler helped keep things cool like it was supposed to.

01-02-2012, 10:17 AM	#25 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3843	In summer at between 97-99 degree ambient temperature at Sears Point I slowly got my oil temp up to 260 with high heavy revving and no limp mode and no problem. Gas starvation sucks with or without an oil cooler. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

01-02-2012, 03:25 PM	#26 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	I hit 260 over the summer at 105 degrees but I didn't hit limp mode. What pissed me off is how fast I got to 260. 2 more months and I'm installing the cooler for the spring. Last edited by UNKNOWN_370; 01-02-2012 at 03:29 PM.

01-03-2012, 07:49 PM	#27 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	At race pace, up to 25 minute sessions, 100f ambient, I have not hit limp mode once. I see temps ~280f max. __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

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