Oil temp?
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From: north haven ct.
Oil temp?
hey fellas..i have a 95 lt1 vert 6 speed..........i was tooling around town today and i noticed that my oil temp was at 244, never been over 235. It's been really humid out, plus i am due for an oil change. I was beating on her a little bit today but it never got this hi before....cooling temp was sitting around 215 -225........thanx guys, stay cool
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oil wil get hot, and if you have been beating on it, it will get hotter.
As long as the coolant temps stayed where they belong, you have little to fret, as long as you are using synthetic oil!!
If you drive with the AC on down a highway, the oil will cool... but it will take much longer to do so then coolant.
As long as the coolant temps stayed where they belong, you have little to fret, as long as you are using synthetic oil!!
If you drive with the AC on down a highway, the oil will cool... but it will take much longer to do so then coolant.
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It was 95 degrees here today, and after getting on my vette for about 30 min. my oil went to 260, coolant stayed in the 215-239 range, but I was in the 4000 rpm range the whole time. 86 4+3 coupe
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Other than Synthetic Oil...
you can consider (some) 4-cycle oils. While under normal conditions I feel synth is best, I know some "older" Vette owners who also own a Harley as well as the owner/operator of a cycle shop who has been using 4-cycle for years. It's made specifically for temps MUCH higher than standard automotive (water-cooled) applications, doesn't easily break down under hi temps either since it's made specifically for AIR-Cooled engines... just another possibility...
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Originally Posted by theguardian
you can consider (some) 4-cycle oils. While under normal conditions I feel synth is best, I know some "older" Vette owners who also own a Harley as well as the owner/operator of a cycle shop who has been using 4-cycle for years. It's made specifically for temps MUCH higher than standard automotive (water-cooled) applications, doesn't easily break down under hi temps either since it's made specifically for AIR-Cooled engines... just another possibility...
Edit: Do you mean 2 stroke oil? I don't think I'd use that as it's made to be mixed with fuel.
Last edited by ZumZum; Jul 20, 2005 at 09:11 AM.
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