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Old 11-13-2007, 09:46 AM
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i posted this up in external by mistake,,so its here too.
as the title states,,what is normal for oil temp at idle?
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Old 11-13-2007, 03:06 PM
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well when you 1st start the car it will be lower then if you drove for an hour then let it idle.
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started, no driving,,lets say for 15 mins or so
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Just to make it clear, youre talking about temperature and not pressure, right??
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correct,,trying to determin if my new Auto meter oil temp guage is working,,,,
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so start the car from sitting over night, let it idle for 15min thn get the temp?
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185 to mid 200sF
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so start the car from sitting over night, let it idle for 15min thn get the temp?
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would oil temp and water temp be around the same?
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Originally Posted by bad6as
would oil temp and water temp be around the same?
No, when beating on your car in the summer oil temps can easily approach the 300's. Shouldnt really be a problem if running synthetics.
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good thread. i was curious myself
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