Oil Overheat IMPORTANT UPDATE

In2Deep

I would be happy to be a test subject for Nissan officials, here in Austin, where it hit 96 degrees yesterday. I watched oil temp carefully during my drive home (normal driving as always). Avg temp around 225, but with average driving, 20 mins or so elapsed, temp rose to apx. 230-235. I've seen 250, without overly aggressive driving.

I don't believe I've gone into 'limp' mode -- but my comfort level begins to erode when normal driving and seeing temps north of 235-240. Perhaps I'm misguided.

I2D

wstar

That roughly jives with about what I see. In hotter weather maybe it will be a different story, but if I had a Nissan guy in my passenger seat the few times I hit 260 so far, I don't think he would agree that I was driving anywhere close to reasonable or normal.

In the weather we've had in Houston so far, I don't think any normal driving in normal commuter traffic is going to reach 260. Perhaps 240, but that temperature is within reason. I still want an oil cooler though, and I still think it's disingenuous of Nissan to market this as a performance car and a trackable car, and do press events at tracks with "optional" oil coolers that aren't actually available. I'd have no complaints if there was a $500-ish factory option for the cooler available at the dealer at purchase time and recommended for those that drive the car harder and/or in warmer weather. However, we're months past that point in time for most of us posting here.

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