DesFlurane Member 351 Member For: 18y 9m 18d Gender: Male Posted 29/03/08 12:11 AM Share Posted 29/03/08 12:11 AM Hi,Do I want a water temp or oil temp?I lean towards oil temp, as I already have water temp in the binnacle and oil should tell me when the car is ready to rock and roll better than water.Any thoughts?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 29/03/08 12:32 AM Share Posted 29/03/08 12:32 AM I think you've answered your own question Des! The temp gauge in your cluster is for water, so you don't need another one! You'd also be surprised at how much longer it takes for the oil to come up to temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 19y 2m 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 29/03/08 01:40 AM Share Posted 29/03/08 01:40 AM Go with the oil temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesFlurane Member 351 Member For: 18y 9m 18d Gender: Male Posted 29/03/08 03:02 AM Author Share Posted 29/03/08 03:02 AM Thanks guys, just needed the backup :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 2m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 29/03/08 04:43 AM Share Posted 29/03/08 04:43 AM Coulda told me oil temp was better a month ago before I bought the water temp one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 18y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 29/03/08 09:23 AM Share Posted 29/03/08 09:23 AM I don't see the point of oil temp. As oil gets warmer it performs worse, so really the colder the oil is the better it pretects your engine. So provided your engine is warmed up, your water temp will start to rise, and you should be fine to start giving the car a bit of a boot full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 29/03/08 10:47 PM Share Posted 29/03/08 10:47 PM oil has a optimum operating temp though I beleive. ie when its cold it won't circulate as easily as when it is warm - that's why you should drain the oil while the engine is still a little warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAman Member 133 Member For: 18y 4m Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 30/03/08 01:55 AM Share Posted 30/03/08 01:55 AM I don't see the point of oil temp. As oil gets warmer it performs worse, so really the colder the oil is the better it pretects your engine. So provided your engine is warmed up, your water temp will start to rise, and you should be fine to start giving the car a bit of a boot full. If the oil temperature is constantly too high the engine life will decline rapidly and will fail. Probably more pronounced when racing.As the temperature of the oil increases the viscosity drops leaving a thinner film of oil film which will cause distortion, scuffing between moving parts greatly accelerating engine wear. Not sure but I think the optimum oil temp is around 105 degree C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 30/03/08 01:58 AM Share Posted 30/03/08 01:58 AM so that's a great reason why you should have an oil temp gauge, if you notice the temp is getting too high, or if your gauge has an alarm on it, it will give you warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAman Member 133 Member For: 18y 4m Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 30/03/08 02:17 AM Share Posted 30/03/08 02:17 AM Definitely, especially when racing , can the temp get really high on the street?Anyone with an oil temp gauge, what temp range have you seen on the street or track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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