Z06 overheating
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Z06 overheating
What oil temp is considered overheating? I have a 2015 C7 Z06 and even when driving at night at cool sub 60* temperatures, the oil temp can get up around 190-200 or more. Is the something I should be concerned about? Any feedback is appreciated.
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These cars have plenty of capacity to keep cool at the street; I don't think you could ever overheat it no matter what at the street, unless there's a problem with the car.
Once coolant is above 240 degrees F, and oil above 280, you are in the very-hot territory. I believe the car gets into limp mode at 260 degrees F coolant, and 325 degrees F oil (others, please correct me if I'm wrong). People can usually get close to these temps only at the road course track.
Once coolant is above 240 degrees F, and oil above 280, you are in the very-hot territory. I believe the car gets into limp mode at 260 degrees F coolant, and 325 degrees F oil (others, please correct me if I'm wrong). People can usually get close to these temps only at the road course track.
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I have a 174 tstat, larger heat exchanger and radiator, and 2.3 upper pulley, and at low 60F ambient my oil temps are around 170-180 on the hwy in 7th and get up to 200 after a few 2-3-4 WOT pulls. So if you're all stock, those temps you're seeing are exactly where I would expect them to be and are nowhere near overheating, so you're all good.
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