Re: high oil temp???

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199907042334.TAA05875@audifans.com> "Ed Shiers" writes:

> The problem is that the oil temperature is reading high - I've seen
> it climb to 118 when driven gently and have been told that 100 is
> high. (althought the manual quotes 140 odd as being high).

> Also is oil temp this high likely to damge the engine?- Should I keep
> driving it with the temp this high - I think the oil is synthetic.

It's normal.  Oil cooler thermostat opens at 115c and closes again at
110c.  140+ is worth worrying about.  A spirited drive followed
immediately by standing at rest (no air flow over oil cooler) will
show the highest values.

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