OIL Temperature

[ALEX**]

Whats the max oil temp i should see in a chipped Leon Cupra

as im ordering a gauge in the gb and it goes to 250f will this cover it?

 

[Chaz]

Alex - I don't think the chip should make much difference to the temp of the oil...

The one I have goes up to 250f...

 

[m0rk]

if it goes past 130C you really ought stop

didn't we already do these sums?

 

[ALEX**]

if it goes past 130C you really ought stop

didn't we already do these sums?

yeah but the gauge i looked at was mech and went to 280 so i was ok but the electric only goes to 250 so 121c so was worried it be inadequate

 

[Chaz]

someone told me (think it was RobDon) that his oil temp runs at about 90c

 

[ALEX**]

someone told me (think it was RobDon) that his oil temp runs at about 90c

cheers hope u and mork are right

 

[m0rk]

yeah

all decent SEAT's come with oil temp guages as std.

 

[ALEX**]

yeah

all decent SEAT's come with oil temp guages as std.

hehe

 

[Mitchy]

Daily cruising for me is around the 110 C mark. A spirited drive around 125C

Track and top speed stuff 130-150 C. (Slow down for a few minutes and its soon back at a normal 120C)

So its pointless having a gauge that only reads 120 C IMO

 

[cordobabrendy]

90 degrees is standard engine oil temp, if your hitting 120 its time to ease off, i managed 130 on a couple of trackdays but came in as the car felt like she was down on power (16v at the time)

 

[LCR mat]

oil cooler anyone?

 

[m0rk]

Daily cruising for me is around the 110 C mark. A spirited drive around 125C

Track and top speed stuff 130-150 C. (Slow down for a few minutes and its soon back at a normal 120C)

So its pointless having a gauge that only reads 120 C IMO

You need to ease up - no way should you see that kind of temperature on the road.

but get an oil cooler asap

 

[cuprabaz]

my brothers polo gti comes with an oil cooler as standard. We only found this out when we we're messing aroung with vag-com and when moving his oil temp decreased rapidly even tho he was giving it sh*t.

Mine on the other hand sat around 85-90 and the max i've seen is 95 after giving the car a good kicking.

130-150 are your running tar instead of oil?

 

[edc]

The oil thins out as it gets hotter but I have seen oil almost as black as tar if not as thick in a poorly serviced car before.

 

[cuprabaz]

I change my oil every 3/4 months and it's alway really black but never thick.

 

[Fl@pper]

getting usual about 100 ish after a bit of a drive but still running a bit tight so will be for a while and seems to settle to 90/95 ish on normal cruising

getting 110 on cruising ? blimey what oil you got in it ? and cruising i guess you mean NORMAL driving ?

 

[Kam]

I was told that a oil pressure guage was better to have than an oil temp guage?
Apparently, it is simple to fit by simply replacing the sender for the red dash oil light with that of the guage.

Anyone verify this?

Thanks.

 

[m0rk]

depends, most drivers are too retarded to look at a guage anyway

oil is no good if it's vapour, equally, no good if it's just been dumped out of the sump & you have no pressure.

 

[LCR mat]

depends, most drivers are too retarded to look at a guage anyway

oil is no good if it's vapour, equally, no good if it's just been dumped out of the sump & you have no pressure.

in short get them both?

 

[m0rk]

when your oil pressure goes low on most cars the light goes nuts on the dash

the easiest test would be to unscrew the sump plug & go for a sporting drive - if no oil light shows then I'm wrong & I'll buy you a pint

if the oil light shows, then you should have stopped earlier - your engine has no oil pressure!