rally ax 0 Posted July 25, 2007 I was just wondering what a safe or normal oil temp was ? I've just fitted a SPA oil pressure/temp guage and was monitoring the temp on the rally we did at the weekend. It was going as high as 134 deg C !,that was during a 13 mile stage taking the engine to 8000rpm in every gear (TU3 engine).The water temp was nearly 105 ,I'm thinking about fitting a new rad just in case the one fitted is choked a bit ? ideas please Garry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrod 7 Posted July 25, 2007 http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...p;hl=oil+cooler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rally ax 0 Posted July 25, 2007 Cheers for that !,,I'll go for the radiator first because I don't know its history. There seems to be a choice between Valeo and Nissens,,anyone got any experiences with either ? good,bad in-different ? ,Garry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandy 191 Posted July 25, 2007 Are you using the rallye or VTS heat exchanger? If not, I'd get one in preference to an air-oil cooler. If so you need to improve the rad cooling. The rad size is probably fine as long as it's alloy and clean, fitting a new almost always helps. If not, pay attention to guiding the air through it better; bigger rad means more weight, slower warm up and is ususally a hassle frankly. 134C with good synthetic oil is ok, as long as you change it fairly frequently. Also is the sensor in the sump or the block? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
