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OIL TOO HOT?, HOW TO RUN COOLER. |
chazt74914 |
Jul 20 2015, 11:23 AM
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CHAZT54 Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 8-July 14 From: New London, WI Member No.: 17,600 Region Association: None |
Took my '74 2.0 to a car show yesterday about 40 miles away.
I took the back roads on the way there and by the time I got there the oil temp had leveled off at 230' - I am told this is warm but not cause for concern. On the way home I decided to take the interstate and after about 20 mi. at 75 MPH THE OIL TEMP HAD CLIMBED TO 260' (2200 RPM in 5th) So I got off this road and after a break to let it cool, I proceeded on the back roads keeping the R's above 3,000 at slower speeds but it didn't seem to help much. Made it home with no problem and a pull of the dipstick shows good, unburnt, clean oil. How concerned should I be and what should I look for? NOTE; ambient temp was 85' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Thanks in advance for any help. CHAZT |
DRPHIL914 |
Jul 20 2015, 12:13 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
not necessarily , very common issue with the 2.0 cars it seems; my 75 has had the same issue and i had a similar thread started a couple weeks ago on this same subject. mine was hitting the 240+ range with temps at 95 degrees outside, but pushing that 225- 240 range with air temps in the 80's which seems a bit more than it should be. , some factors include RPM's, hills vs flat land, type of and viscosity of oil, air flow under car and around heads, and thry oil cooler. im going to put in an external larger cooler replacing the stock one - looking at the kits that Tangerine racing has right now. I got up to 250-260 climbing the tail of the dragon last year at octeenerfest and it was only 75 degrees out!!
- what oil are you running? are you sure there is no debris under the tin or over the oil cooler? Phil |
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