Re: normal oil temps

["Avi Meron" <avi@cosmoslink.net>]

>Next question ... do you know that the gauge is reading properly?  Many
>times an improper reading is due to faulty instrumentation

Steve,
You are absulutly right, too many times we tend to rely on the inst. panel
gauges which can be  (or are) noturiously inaccurate...
Avi





-----Original Message-----
From: Buchholz, Steven <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>; 'Don Forte'
<dforte@mediaone.net>
Date: Saturday, February 07, 1998 2:14 PM
Subject: RE: normal oil temps


>Do you see a difference in the summer vs. winter?  If so, it may be that
>the normal airflow through the grille and across the engine is cooling
>things down too much.  My '78 Fox actually had a moveable door behind
>the grille to adjust how much air went to the engine.
>
>Next question ... do you know that the gauge is reading properly?  Many
>times an improper reading is due to faulty instrumentation.
>
>Finally, the NF engine does have an oil cooler, which has its own
>thermostat.
>
>Oh, yes ... one more thing ... are you sure that you're looking at oil
>temp?  I confess ignorance about the '90 100Q, but I don't recall ever
>seeing a factory oil temp gauge on "big" Audis ... yes, the Fox and 4kQ
>did have them.
>
>HTH!
>Steve Buchholz
>San Jose, CA (USA)
>
>> ----------
>> From: Don Forte[SMTP:dforte@mediaone.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 1998 7:19 AM
>> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>> Subject: Re: normal oil temps
>>
>> It seems to be the general consensus that normal oil temps should be
>> in the
>> 100C + range, but what can one do to raise them (short of blocking the
>> radiator?).  I've got a '90 100Q, using 10W-30, that never goes above
>> the
>> first unmarked tick on the gauge, which I believe to be about 85.  In
>> my
>> normal 1 hour commute, it usually stays between there and 60.  Should
>> I
>> install a different thermostat?
>>
>