[s-cars] FW: Oil temperature raising while driving at high speed

[Frederic L'Huillier]

I forgot to mention that I have a V8 engine and not a 5 cylinders Turbo
Engine.

Regards,
Frederic.

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Frederic L'Huillier
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 07, 2002 2:20 PM
> To:	s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject:	Oil temperature raising while driving at high speed
>
> Hi,
>
> On saturday, I came back from Dijon Race track and drive at fairly high
> speed ( Dijon - Paris: 350 kilometers done in 1 hours 45 minutes
> (including a stop at gaz station)). I was able to drive for long period at
> speed around 260 kilometers / hours. The engine was running at 6400 tours
> (full power). I noticed the oil temperature went from 90 degrees to 130
> Degrees. I slowed down couple of times to cool down the oil temperature
> back to less than 100 degrees. I am wondering if this is normal or if I
> should check if anything wrong with the oil cooler or the hoses. There is
> 8 liters of oil in the engine. I am using 10W60 oil.
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Frederic.