New kid on the block here............questions!

Mt Tam I am · 10-09-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

People have different definitions of "spirited driving". If you really push the car, it will overheat even in 60 degree weather. But even if you don't, if you get stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a 100 degree day, temps may elevate.

My advice would be to drive the car for a while and watch the needle. Determine if pushing the oil temps high is even a risk, given your driving parameters. And then decide if an oil cooler is necessary at that point.

If you have any aspirations to track the car, you will need an oil cooler, and it is advised that you swap to better braking fluid and racing brake pads if that is the case.

No fooling. I am the person you described. 59-60 ambient temperature and 260+ driving home.

I got an oil cooler and even flogging it at the track has never yielded over 260. I once hit 260 at the track on a 99 degree day. I consider this a cheap solution not a band aid.

marrim · 10-09-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog1250

As stated 2012+ has an oil cooler.

Also as stated, you don't NEED one by any means unless you are tracking. Yes I've seen high temps with VERY spirited drives in the mountains, around 240-250, but I still didn't hit limp mode and allowed my car to cool by driving slower for 10 min. No big deal.

You will only NEED one if tracking. You could have found this answer in about 50 different treads on this site using the search feature.

The reason he's asking is because he lives in AZ. AZ can be a whole nother animal sometimes due to how hot it gets here. He would not have found that info in other threads. the other 50 threads and advice really cover 47 or 48 states. The other 2 or 3 are questionable.

The default answer is track = yes, daily driving/spirited driving = no (47 states), daily driving/spirited driving = maybe (3 states)

Westbound · 10-11-2012, 12:48 PM

Marrim..................Thanks for your comments here! You are 100% correct with regards to my initial thread with reference to the hot Arizona heat. That was the point of my posting. It must be that there are a few folks that don't realize just how hot it gets here for a very long period of time. As you and most Arizona residents are fully aware, 100 degree's in our area is starting to get a bit on the cool side. Thank's again!

bigdog1250 · 10-11-2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by marrim

The reason he's asking is because he lives in AZ. AZ can be a whole nother animal sometimes due to how hot it gets here. He would not have found that info in other threads. the other 50 threads and advice really cover 47 or 48 states. The other 2 or 3 are questionable.

The default answer is track = yes, daily driving/spirited driving = no (47 states), daily driving/spirited driving = maybe (3 states)

FYI it get's over 100 in other states fairly often. On those days you'd experience similar heat to AZ and thus could provide real world experience similar to his.

In my case, this is true. Car was fine. Enough said

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Westbound Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 3 Drives: Honda Rep Power: 13	Marrim..................Thanks for your comments here! You are 100% correct with regards to my initial thread with reference to the hot Arizona heat. That was the point of my posting. It must be that there are a few folks that don't realize just how hot it gets here for a very long period of time. As you and most Arizona residents are fully aware, 100 degree's in our area is starting to get a bit on the cool side. Thank's again!