[s-cars] Oil Temperature Question-How Hot is too hot

[Manuel Sanchez]

Calvin,

I don't know if the gauge is correct but I don't have a reason not to  
believe it. I haven't had any circumstances like what you describe  
you've had with yours.

Now my Fuel gauge is another story......

Regards,

-Manny

95.5 ur S6 Avant (mostly RS2'd)

On Mar 24, 2009, at 11:24 PM, Calvin Craig wrote:

> Manuel,
>
> The first thing I would ask is are you sure your gauge is correct?   
> The
> reason I say this is because on my '92 I have a gauge that almost
> immediately, even on the coldest of mornings (0 degrees) will jump  
> off the
> 100C bottom mark.  I know it is physically impossible so I know my  
> gauge is
> reading too high.  I also run around 130 C on the gauge in normal  
> driving,
> but I know that the 130 degrees on the gauge is inaccurate.  I have  
> never
> tracked it down beyond that because I don't track the car and I  
> haven't seen
> any changes in anything.  Just a thought.
>
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Manuel Sanchez
> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 5:21 PM
> To: audi list
> Subject: [s-cars] Oil Temperature Question-How Hot is too hot
>
>
> Fellow S-Heads,
>
> I was wondering what oil temperature might be considered too hot for
> our cars during a Driver Ed track session? I usually attend track
> events that are early spring or late fall, so the outdoor
> temperatures are on the cooler side, however "warm" days in April and
> November aren't unheard of.
>
> When I'm pushing the car hard, and it's warm out, I've seen the
> needle get a needles width past what would be analogous to the 3/4
> tank full mark on a fuel gauge, at the un numbered hash mark between
> 130 and 170 degree's (150ish). That's the last tick mark before the
> "ludicrously hot" measurement on the oil temp gauge.
>
> It's interesting to see how much of an effect the outdoor temp has on
> the oil temps. At least on my car, cooler track days show up as a
> noticeable measurement (lower) oil temps than if the day were warmer.
> I can't imagine what a summer track day would be like.
>
> I had a instructer once that suggested I back off because the oil
> temp seemed to be to high. Taking it easy did cool things down during
> the session.
>
> Under normal driving oil temps are normal and stay at the 130 deg C
> mark.
>
> My car doesn't have the undertray anymore due to the FMIC and LLTek
> bumper, so the ducting that was there is no longer.
>
>
> If I need more cooling, is there a "better" answer? Do those little
> electric fans really work or would they get cooked easily due to the
> proximity to the turbo and downpipe? Is a bigger oil cooler core the
> "better" answer? Do those heat sink things that you can wrap around
> an oil filter do anything measurable?
>
> Regards,
>
> -Manny
>
> 95.5 ur S6 Avant (mostly RS2'd)
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> S-CAR-List mailing list
> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
>