oil temps

[Jeroen Bruintjes]

> So, do you think I have a problem? Around town the oil temp  in my CGT
> with=
>  the 2.3 NG engine (according to the digi-gauge) is about 90C, but out
>  on t=
> he highway is slowly climbs. At 65-70 steady it will run around 130C,
> at 80=
>  MPH steady it will run 140ish. It drops quite quickly once I slow
>  down. Th=
> e water temp stays just under 1/2 on the gauge on the highway but will
> rise=
>  to exactly 1/2 in heavy stop & go traffic. I'm running whatever brand
>  dino=
> -oil Audi dealers use in 20w50 weight. Thoughts?

Same numbers on my CGT (2.2 KV engine). Which has been bothering me a
bit, since it used to run cooler.

I changed from 10W40 to 15W40, which helped a bit. Still it's hotter
than before. Lately, I've been suspecting the flimsy cardboard
radiator shrouds. They were so deteriorated that I've removed them
recently, since they almost fell out of the engine bay. I guess that
the airflow around the engine hasn't been very good since then, so
I'll be replacing them soon.

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