oil temp? range
coolant range? and oil pressure?

 

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my oil was at 243 and the coolant was at 137 is that ok ???

somebody

 

I would say yes...temps here in Vegas have been very very hot...Up to the 120s...if you live in the same type of weather...yes...my coolant temps have been in the 140s until i shut down the ac...and oil temps 250....tonight the temps have been in low 90s and my coolant temps in at 208 degrees....hope this helps

 

Thanks any one else have thease kind of temps?

 

also how high can they get before i should worry?

 

Straight from my 2004 Owners Manual,

COOLANT OVER TEMP: You will hear four chimes
and the CHECK GAGES telltale will come on when this
message is displayed. To acknowledge the warning,
press the RESET button. After you press the RESET
button, a message will be displayed and you will
hear a chime every minute until this condition changes.
If you do not press RESET, the message will remain
on the digital display until the condition changes.
If the engine coolant exceeds 255°F (124°C), this
message is displayed. If you have been operating your
vehicle under normal driving conditions, you should
pull off the road, stop your vehicle and turn off the
engine as soon as possible. You can monitor the coolant
temperature with the GAGES button on the DIC or
the engine coolant gage on the instrument panel cluster.
See Engine Overheating on page 5-26.
3-59

Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode
If an overheated engine condition exists and the
messages COOLANT OVER TEMP and REDUCED
ENGINE POWER are displayed, along with the Check
Engine light, an overheat protection mode which
alternates firing groups of cylinders helps prevent engine
damage. In this mode, you will notice a loss in power
and engine performance. This operating mode
allows your vehicle to be driven to a safe place in an
emergency; you may drive up to 50 miles (80 km).
Notice: After driving in the overheated engine
protection operating mode, to avoid engine damage,
allow the engine to cool before attempting any repair.
The engine oil will be severely degraded. Repair the
cause of coolant loss, change the oil and reset the oil
life system. See Engine Oil on page 5-13.
5-26

LOW OIL LEVEL: Press RESET to acknowledge that
you have read the message and to remove it from
the display. The message will reappear every
10 minutes until this condition changes. Once the
vehicle senses a temperature change in the engine oil,
the light will remain off.
You will hear two chimes when this message is
displayed. If this message appears after starting your
engine, your engine oil level may be too low. You may
need to add oil. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26.
LOW OIL PRESSURE: You will hear four chimes
and the CHECK GAGES telltale will come on when this
message is displayed. To acknowledge the warning,
press the RESET button. After you press the RESET
button, a message will be displayed and you will hear
a chime every minute until the vehicle is serviced. If you
do not press RESET, the message will remain on the
digital display until the vehicle is serviced.
Low oil pressure may be the result of a combination
of low oil level and abrupt changes in the vehicle’s
direction. When this warning is displayed, you should
not operate the engine at high rpm or make fast abrupt
moves. As soon as possible, you should check the
oil level. See Engine Oil on page 5-13.

 

Here's one more for you,

The engine oil pressure gage shows the engine oil
pressure in psi (pounds per square inch) or kPa
(kilopascals) when the engine is running.
Oil pressure should be 20 to 80 psi (140 to 550 kPa).
In certain situations such as long, extended idles on
hot days, it could read as low as 6 psi (40 kPa) and still
be considered normal. It may vary with engine speed,
outside temperature and oil viscosity, but readings
above the shaded area show the normal operating
range. Readings in the shaded area tell you that the
engine is low on oil, or that you might have some other
oil problem. See Engine Oil on page 5-13.

 

Thank tim04c5 . I feel alittle better. i only had the vette for 3 weeks and never seen it go up that high before. thanks scott

 

check one of my posting in March 05 after a 4 hour , 300 mile road trip.
I listed all my numbers

 

137 sounds way low for a coolant temp...it should be a min of 195 for the thermostat to even open full way...too low of a coolant temp is not good for the engine.......

 

coolant temp yesterday in phoenix az was 243 in rush hour traffic
just had water wetter added and ron davis radiator, outside temp 111, this is a heads and cam car so i feel that justifies the higher temps, i HATE it, but don't know what else to do about it, finnally shut the air off for a few minutews brought the temp down a whopping 2 degrees, till i started moving again went down finally to 210 at about 70 mph. i give up don't know what else to do about, oil temp was about 240 tranny 210, hope this helps.

 

Ouch! I'm about to go for a drive here in Nashville. It's supposed to be 98...I'll report back shortly.

 

It the nature of the LS1. They just run damn hot. A lower temp thermostat and having you fan settings adjusted to come on earlier and at a lower temp helps quite a bit. Also an after market trans cooler will help keep your tranny cooler. Summertime hot climate temps can destroy your A4

 

I hope you guys with the hot running engines are checking your radiators for dirt in the fins. I was running hotter than normal temps and pulled my radiator... the fins were full of dirt and stuff. You can't see this very well without removing the radiator. I was running 215* - 245*.

Once I removed and cleaned the radiator... and cleaned the air conditioning condensor with a garden hose... washing from the inner side, blowing the stuff back out the front.... My temps came back down. Now I'm running about 200* pushing the Vette all out on the track in 95* weather with the air on.