Oiul Temp
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 297
Likes: 0
From: Wauseon Ohio
Oiul Temp
My coolant gauge in my 85 never says anything but low temp. Im pretty sure its just my sender or somthing. Anyways my oil temp is working and I dont know what the norm and high temps are for oil. Does anyone know em?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,531
Likes: 35
From: Lecanto Florida
When my 87 starts out from dead cold, both oil and temp guages say "LOW" but I'm pretty sure (memory almost gone) that the water temp changes to 100 degrees (when it reaches that temperature of course) and the oil temp doesn't switch on till 150 degrees. Oil normally runs around 220 I think.
Just guesing at the oil readings....I aways leave the oil on "Pressure" and make sure it always reads about 3 X my RPM (1.5K RPM = 45 oil PSI).
Just guesing at the oil readings....I aways leave the oil on "Pressure" and make sure it always reads about 3 X my RPM (1.5K RPM = 45 oil PSI).
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 3,490
Likes: 68
From: Hewitt NJ
Originally Posted by Biff Buyer
The hottest my temp has gotten is 222. I usually check my pressure too and that is almost always 80. What temp is considered high or overheating for oil?
Pro
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 589
Likes: 1
From: Tucker GA
Originally Posted by Hotred94
Your oil temp is usually 10-15 degrees higher than your water temp.
Bob
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 18,725
Likes: 709
From: Bergen County, NJ
Originally Posted by Biff Buyer
My coolant gauge in my 85 never says anything but low temp. Im pretty sure its just my sender or somthing. Anyways my oil temp is working and I dont know what the norm and high temps are for oil. Does anyone know em?
The sender may be bad or not attached.
I may be wrong, but I think the sender is a single blade connector between the 8 & 6 plug.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski