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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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ive never seen these high oil temps 232 with 182 coolant is this normal,oh and i have a huge oil leak from the front of the motor,where's a normal place form such a huge leak,just wanted to know before i remove all the accessories! please help!
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Year and engine type would help as well as circumstances of high oil temp.

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Originally Posted by all show and more go
ive never seen these high oil temps 232 with 182 coolant is this normal,oh and i have a huge oil leak from the front of the motor,where's a normal place form such a huge leak,just wanted to know before i remove all the accessories! please help!
No that sounds bad.If the oil level is really low due to your leaks it will heat up. Leaks could be front crank seal,timing cover gasket,inlet manifold to block(usually just gasket sealant there).
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Originally Posted by Vetracr
Year and engine type would help as well as circumstances of high oil temp.

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You have a ruby red '93. How did I know that?
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its an 86,normal temps are 210
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A huge leak would be at the timing cover seal. Yesterday it was 100* F here and my oil got to 240* after a cruise on the highway.
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A huge leak would be at the timing cover seal. Yesterday it was 100* F here and my oil got to 240* after a cruise on the highway.
With a coolant temp of 180?????
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With a coolant temp of 180?????
yep the coolant stays at 180 and oil temps get high,i found out my compressor went bad!
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