[s-cars] Oil Temperature

[LL - NY]

As Taka said (I-5 or V6 non-withstanding) you need an oil cooler.  I don't
recall what the B5 uses, but I did find that venting the fender liner of the
C4 helps if your oil cooler(s) if it has them, are the silly side mounted
ones like in the C4.

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Calvin Craig <calvinlc at earthlink.net>wrote:

>  So does it make sense to go with thicker oil and have higher temps, since
> it has a higher viscosity at those temps, or does it make sense to go with
> the lower viscosity oil and have the lower temps?  Opinions?
>
> --Calvin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 30, 2010 6:57 AM
> *To:* Calvin Craig
> *Cc:* Scar
> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] Oil Temperature
>
> Higher vis = higher temps
>
> Greater shear friction, so higher temps. Experienced it in my last car with
> an actual oil temp gauge, an A2 GTi pretty consistently.
>
> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Calvin Craig <calvinlc at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> I was tracking my car (B5 S4) yesterday at High Plains Raceway east of
>> Denver and my oil temps were roasting at about 285-295.  The last time I
>> ran
>> they were about 270-275.  The only changes were the weather - 10 to 15
>> degrees warmer than last time, and my oil weight 10W40 vs. 10W30 - both
>> times were Royal Purple, by the way.
>>
>> So in everybody's experience does higher viscosity = higher or lower temp?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --Calvin
>>
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