09-21-2017, 11:11 AM | #1 |
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Manual says the optimal operating temperature is around 120 which I believe it's in the middle. It took about 1/2 hour or so in 10 deg C weather for me to get to 120. At what temperature would it be acceptable to punch the engine?
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I usually wait until the oil is at 160F. (71C) On the JB4 tuning boxes, they do not turn on and allow full "tuned" boost until 160F hits, so I would think that's a safe point of reference.
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09-22-2017, 11:48 AM | #3 |
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Additonally 'warm - up' involves more than just the oil or motor. Gearbox and differential take time and your brakes should also have some use before you decide to apply strong throttle inputs. These are systems that need to work together.
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I generally drive around for like 30 minutes before I start going all out.
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When it reads "OK"
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09-26-2017, 11:00 AM | #8 |
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There?s just a bar on the oil temp display that starts at 70 and mid point at 120. Have yet reached 120 even driving for 1/2 hour. I don?t ever see an OK.
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Are you driving in sport or sport+? That puts the car into a more aggressive cooling profile and will hold coolant temps around 80C, heavily based on ambient air also. Since the car has a combined water->oil and Air->oil heat exchanger coolant temps will affect oil temps as well. EDIT: Didn't realize you had an LCI with the new dash.. yeah those are different.
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Ohhh you have a 2018 LCI with the new dash... haha, yeah those are different. I don't think the OK is there, but rather you have a temp readout.. If it's in the middle it's perfect, if its slightly to the left of the middle should still be fine. I would say when you hit about 80C the car is pretty much warm. 120C is actually too high in my opinion. I like to keep oil temps around 105C, and coolant around 100C. Lower if possible when running the car hard.
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Back in the day the nominal temperature of oil to be specified weight was 100C
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"Engine temperature display Displays the current engine temperature, based on a combination of coolant and engine oil temperature. As soon as the optimum operating temperature has been attained, the indicator is in the center position. If the engine oil or coolant, and thus the engine, become too hot, a Check Control message is displayed too." I dont think mine has ever reached the "center" position though, really tends to be right around 200*F after 20-30 minutes of driving. My commute to work is about 20 minutes of stop and go traffic in >90*F temperature and the engine temp usualy doesnt reach much higher than 160. |
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I checked mine with an OBDLink tool and the instrument showed the oil temp. The water temp was about 20C higher than oil, and the instrument reading was exactly the actual oil temp. After warm up both water and oil temp was nearly identical.
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