[Biturbos4] timing belt / oil temp

[docwyte at comcast.net]

Mine usually runs at 212 or so.  Driving up into the mtns with alot of boost it hits 250.  On the track last April it hit 300, if I'd continued to track the car I would've added an oil cooler.

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Single Malt <s_malt at yahoo.com> 

> Wow! Mine run (and have always run - even before the 
> T-belt job) 225F'ish - until I push it a bit (OK, more 
> than a bit), then 250F is the norm. 
> 
> Maybe they put in a different t-stat? 
> 
> --steve 
> 2001.5 S4 Sedan 
> 
> --- Steven Lin wrote: 
> 
> > Richard Shiba writes: 
> > 
> > > Heya, 
> > > I recently had my timing belt, water pump, 
> > tensioners, etc all replaced. 
> > > I noticed immediately that the engine oil temp now 
> > runs alot hotter than 
> > > it did before. For example in normal highway 
> > driving, i'd run an oil 
> > > temp of 180-190 if i didn't push it at all. Now 
> > i'm almost always 
> > > right around 200-205. Does that make sense to 
> > anyone? 
> > 
> > > This is a 2000 S4, with over 90k miles (i know, i 
> > know, i waited waaay 
> > > too long to replace it!)...running Mobil1 0w-40 
> > synth oil... 
> > 
> > I have almost the exact same thing happen to me. My 
> > thermostat seized 
> > after 5 years, so I had them replace the timing belt 
> > while the hood 
> > was up. My oil temps went up, too, although not as 
> > much as yours. 
> > Mine went from something like 200 to 210. 180-190 
> > seems really low. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Steven 
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