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Nov 29, 2001 | 01:41 AM

dan-t

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hello, just got 94 back from chevy dealer had rear main seal leak fixed..bummer..515 $...car oil temp always ran 160-180 except in stop and go traffic,it would reach 200-205 then.On the way home oil temp.rose quick to 200 then 204 stayed there all the way home 30 miles,non stop ride ,1 degree out side and no heat...see my other post with this problem...anyways what could cause this? did they forget to hook up a oil cooler or something any help would be much appreciate, DAN

Nov 29, 2001 | 01:44 AM

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p.s. had always used synthetic oil but they may not have i forgot to ask them.could this cause higher oil temp readings?

Nov 29, 2001 | 02:09 AM

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non stop ride ,1 degree out side and no heat...see my other post with this problem...anyways what could cause this? DAN

No heat-you mean you didn't have the heater on? Having the heater on will often lower the coolant temperature and in turn, lower the block temperature. Lower oil temperatures will result...-Matt-

Nov 29, 2001 | 02:20 AM

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Re: oil temp ? (HighHopes85)

no, heat was on but only blowing cold air seperate problem...burr its now 11 below outside to cold to ski even.

Nov 29, 2001 | 03:15 AM

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Re: oil temp ? (dan-t)

Nothing wrong with a 205 degree oil temp... synthetic oil is good up to 300 something. i wouldn't worry about it too much. If you start seeing 250 or so, be cautious and start to look for problems.

The dealer should definitely be putting synthetic in there.. if they did not.. wow.. NEVER go back there...

[Modified by Glock'94, 1:17 AM 11/29/2001]

Nov 29, 2001 | 12:48 PM

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thanks glock.....

Dec 4, 2001 | 01:15 AM

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Re: oil temp ? (dan-t)

Mine gets up to 230-240, is this a problem?

BTW, this is in town driving at around 60-80 degrees here in FL.

Dec 4, 2001 | 02:06 AM

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Re: oil temp ? (dan-t)

200 degrees, all normal. In most cases, oil temp is about equal to coolant temp. In my 95', my oil and coolant temp stays around 208 degrees.

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Dec 4, 2001 | 04:44 PM

BAdAzZV8

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Re: oil temp ? (merrick)

Where would the oil cooler be in my vette if I have one?

Dec 4, 2001 | 05:27 PM

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Re: oil temp ? (BAdAzZV8)

94's don't have one.. but it would be behind the coolant radiator i believe. Or possibly mounted near where automatic's have the tranny fluid cooler.

Dec 4, 2001 | 07:17 PM

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Re: oil temp ? (Glock'94)

There is a cooler on the bottom of my car, but I am thinking that is my tranny cooler.

Can someone post a pic of their tranny cooler, and oil cooler?

Dec 4, 2001 | 09:20 PM

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Re: oil temp ? (BAdAzZV8)

If you're talking about the little radiator underneath.. that's like 8" x 14" or something.. that is the power steering cooler. I believe 94-96 have it.

[Modified by Glock'94, 7:24 PM 12/4/2001]

Dec 5, 2001 | 02:41 AM

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BAdAzZV8

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Re: oil temp ? (Glock'94)

Cool, so I have a power steering cooler.

Now I just wish I had an oil cooler. Looks like that's my next mod.

Dec 5, 2001 | 03:27 AM

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Re: oil temp ? (BAdAzZV8)

Well, you don't want your oil staying too cool, or it won't be able to burn off dirt and other things. 180-200 degrees is perfectly normal.

Dec 5, 2001 | 03:35 AM

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Re: oil temp ? (Glock'94)

Yeah, but mines running at like 230-245.

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