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Final word on oil temps

kaj

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I'm finding scattered info in various threads. In my previous turbo cars, I was okay with oil temp hanging out around 275-280*F or so. What temp, exactly, should we be comfortable with having and at what point should we be looking to upgrade coolers?

Thanks in advance.
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I'm finding scattered info in various threads. In my previous turbo cars, I was okay with oil temp hanging out around 275-280*F or so. What temp, exactly, should we be comfortable with having and at what point should we be looking to upgrade coolers?

Thanks in advance.
275-280F bulk oil temp should be the maximum acceptable temp to aim for with a quality group4 synthetic oil. 210-230F is optimal.

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Interesting...

My car was cruising at 108°C tonight. My last car did the same with coolant. It's average operating temp was a little bit high but it pretty much never budged.
 
 








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