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Re: Hot Oil / advice?
Nathan,
I wouldn't
worry too much about it at all... after all, most of our cars run in the
110 to 115 range. The fact that the temperature has increased
significantly could be cause for concern, but being that the temperatures
are in the normal range, it's nothing I would worry about short-term,
other than satisfying your curiosity about why the temps jumped.
You didn't
install any high-drain electrical appliances, like a new amp, did
you? The lower the voltage of the car's elec system, the higher the
temp will display... So check the temp again with all accessories
(including the fan blower) switched off and see what it reads...
Jason
At 05:03 PM 11/6/00 , Nathan Malone wrote:
Good day ladies and
Gentlemen (Hags and Pigs included :-), it is a rarity that I rely
on the collective knowledge of the List but I am rather frustrated and
cannot figure out what is going on. Here is the delema. My oil is running
very hot, as in 110° to 115°c, now if I was spending the day at the
track, this temp wouldn't bother me, but this is from "speed
limit" and sub 4k rpm daily driving, considering the chilly weather
around here lately the temp should be more around 80° to 90°c, that was
the norm prior to a week or so ago when the oil started running hot, I
cant figure out what it is, the coolant isnt heating up, and just this
weekend I gave her a oil change and retimed 'er, she was around 5°
advanced, which I know wasn't the reason, but I put 'er back to factory
spec anyway, the weekend before I put a new timing belt and tensioner on.
Coincidentaly that was around the time the oil started running hot, but I
am positive I got her marks lined up, I double checked this weekend to
make shure. I use a synthetic blend of 10w 30 oil, and she is burning
quite alot due to worn piston rings, but she has been burning oil for a
long while, and its only been running hot recently. I am fearing that it
may be something horrid like a rod bearing going out, would this
noticably raise the oil temp? I havent noticed any other irregularities
of the engine, perhaps it could be a cloged oil way? I am at a loss.
Any thoughts and or theories would be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou fine Rocconians,
Nathan Malone
Arcane Motorsports ( soon to arrive ArcaneMS.com )
1987 Scirocco 16v
1988 Mercedes 190E Sport Euro
http://www.scirocco16v.org