Oil Overheat

theboydiddy · 04-22-2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

What are your goals and what kind of driving do you plan to do? Just drag strip? AutoX? Or just spirited driving on the streets?

I don't plan on going crazy. Exhaust. Intake. Spacers. Rims. Coilovers.
It is my daily driver car so I don't od with it, however some days I'm feeling real good and I speed, some days I just wanna spend time with my Z so I drive a lot. Be out with the boys. MAYBE just MAYBE I may get it tuned and do more with it.
But no I don't be speeding everyday I don't bring it to the track.
But I wanna make sure everything is cool with my car so I don't mess it up the days that I be speeding and driving all day

chrischhorn · 04-22-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by theboydiddy

I don't plan on going crazy. Exhaust. Intake. Spacers. Rims. Coilovers.
It is my daily driver car so I don't od with it, however some days I'm feeling real good and I speed, some days I just wanna spend time with my Z so I drive a lot. Be out with the boys. MAYBE just MAYBE I may get it tuned and do more with it.
But no I don't be speeding everyday I don't bring it to the track.
But I wanna make sure everything is cool with my car so I don't mess it up the days that I be speeding and driving all day

A 25 row oil cooler should be more then enough for what you've stated so far and what seems to be your driving habits. IF you want to be safe since you still seem a bit unsure for future plans, get a 34 row cooler now with thermostat sandwhich plate. The plate will make it so that your oil still reaches minimum oil temps needed to function right but doesnt open till it reaches a certain point where it needs cooling. Do the 34 row without the plate and your oil temps may not ever reach minimum oil temps causing it to not reach the correct viscosity and protecting and lubricating the motor as it should.

P.S. The '12s do come with an oil cooler........its just a tiny little sandwhich plate that runs the coolant past the filter to help cool oil but its still no where near enough for anything extra. It'll get you through normal daily driving and very minor spirited driving. Extended periods of spirited driving and it still overheats. Just takes a little longer. I know........i have a '12 too lol and yes diddy, you can run the oem cooler with an aftermarket!

theboydiddy · 04-22-2012, 09:35 PM

P.S. The '12s do come with an oil cooler........its just a tiny little sandwhich plate that runs the coolant past the filter to help cool oil but its still no where near enough for anything extra. It'll get you through normal daily driving and very minor spirited driving. Extended periods of spirited driving and it still overheats. Just takes a little longer. I know........i have a '12 too lol and yes diddy, you can run the oem cooler with an aftermarket![/QUOTE]

Like that idea....
I think I'm go for the 19" rows by Z1 motorsport with non thermostatic.
Is rare that i get too crazy with my car, so i was wondering whenever i do my oil still may overheat but it will take longer to overheat than the usual. and I'm fine with that. i just don't want any problems with my motor later on.
uughh

MacLean · 04-22-2012, 10:09 PM

I see you live in NYC, but the temp here in Houston, TX is completely different & gets a lot hotter here in the summer due to the humidity. In the end it really just depends on how you are going to drive your car. Yes if one was to drive all effen day & drive hard & go through 1 1/2 full tanks of gas, then your oil temp will get high, but not over heat like a SOB. If your oil temp was to get in the high 200's or low 300's, then I would worry. I can drive for about 40 mins on the highway & be in 6th gear & my oil temp is b/w 180-190 due to the crazy humidity here in Houston.

theboydiddy · 04-22-2012, 10:23 PM

yeah like i said, the oil temp is always ok around 180s-200sF. but that one day i drove the entire day, high revs and even raced on the highway. i looked at the oil gauge and noticed the needle all the way up there so i worried. summer is right around the corner so that thing will explode if i do not take care, i guess lol.
i think i drive crazy like i did that one day at least once a week. but i will want to do a few mods to the car (nothing too crazy) and i figure it will help to raise the oil temp. I'm guessing an oil cooler would be a good investment.

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04-22-2012, 09:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
theboydiddy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York City Posts: 938 Drives: 370z Pearl White Rep Power: 15	P.S. The '12s do come with an oil cooler........its just a tiny little sandwhich plate that runs the coolant past the filter to help cool oil but its still no where near enough for anything extra. It'll get you through normal daily driving and very minor spirited driving. Extended periods of spirited driving and it still overheats. Just takes a little longer. I know........i have a '12 too lol and yes diddy, you can run the oem cooler with an aftermarket![/QUOTE] Like that idea.... I think I'm go for the 19" rows by Z1 motorsport with non thermostatic. Is rare that i get too crazy with my car, so i was wondering whenever i do my oil still may overheat but it will take longer to overheat than the usual. and I'm fine with that. i just don't want any problems with my motor later on. uughh

04-22-2012, 10:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
MacLean A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,589 Drives: '12 GM Nismo # 0445 Rep Power: 17	I see you live in NYC, but the temp here in Houston, TX is completely different & gets a lot hotter here in the summer due to the humidity. In the end it really just depends on how you are going to drive your car. Yes if one was to drive all effen day & drive hard & go through 1 1/2 full tanks of gas, then your oil temp will get high, but not over heat like a SOB. If your oil temp was to get in the high 200's or low 300's, then I would worry. I can drive for about 40 mins on the highway & be in 6th gear & my oil temp is b/w 180-190 due to the crazy humidity here in Houston.

04-22-2012, 10:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
theboydiddy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York City Posts: 938 Drives: 370z Pearl White Rep Power: 15	yeah like i said, the oil temp is always ok around 180s-200sF. but that one day i drove the entire day, high revs and even raced on the highway. i looked at the oil gauge and noticed the needle all the way up there so i worried. summer is right around the corner so that thing will explode if i do not take care, i guess lol. i think i drive crazy like i did that one day at least once a week. but i will want to do a few mods to the car (nothing too crazy) and i figure it will help to raise the oil temp. I'm guessing an oil cooler would be a good investment.