Oil Temp
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Re: Oil Temp (VetteNoob)
230 is a tad warm. These cars were made to run hot from the factory, so you shouldnt be too alarmed by that. However, it really is too hot for the engine to get it up to 230F. So, install either a 160 or 180 thermostat, a fan switch, clean off the front of your radiator (theres alot of dirt cloggin it up), and think about getting someone to burn you a chip to make your fans come on sooner. The immediate thing you might want to do is be sure youre running synthetic oil, it can take that high temp much better.
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Re: Oil Temp (Justin1984)
my L83 runs about 230-232F. I thought that was OK...it has to at least be hotter than 212F to burn off all the water vapor in there.
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Re: (Nyvette)
I am just about to change the oil, maybe I'll try the synthetic oil. I already have a 180 degree thermostat installed.
Thanks for the feedback
Thanks for the feedback
Dump that Dino juice and put in some Mobil 1 asap! :yesnod:
I bet your oil temp might come down some with Mobil 1, just maybe...
[Modified by 95_C4_convertible, 9:54 PM 3/5/2002]
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Re: (95_C4_convertible)
Don't worry till you get over 250, the car will tell you when it's getting too hot, and I don't mean by dying! There is supposed to be some kind of warning(on LT1 anyway)
While in FLA last month, I had temps up to 249 from sitting in traffic, coolant got up to 230.
Mobil 1 is supposed to be good up to 300 degrees.
While in FLA last month, I had temps up to 249 from sitting in traffic, coolant got up to 230.
Mobil 1 is supposed to be good up to 300 degrees.
