quattro digest, Vol 1 #3110 - oil temps

[Larry C Leung]

Ideally, you'd want your oil temps up around 90 C to boil off water
condensate in the oil, which mixes with the sulfur and other contaminants
to make acids. Check your oil cooler thermostats. 

LL - NY


>From: Eyvind Spangen <eyvind.spangen at c2i.net>
>To: one at humanspeakers.com
>Cc: Steve Kramer <skramer at mac.com>, v8 at audifans.com,
>	quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Cooling/ radiator question
>Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 09:36:43 +0100
>
>On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:34:54 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Oil temp of 60 is way too low for a warmed up engine - it should get 
>at
>
>Is it really? Both my mom's V8 and my 200q20v rests just over the 60
>mark, I have never had any of them up to more than about 80.. The V8
>has got a lot higher oil pressure than the 200q20v anyway though..
>(the 200q20v often rests at about 3 when driving, while the V8 stays
>at 4.5-5 bar)..
>