couv3z Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I've been using the search button, it truely is magic for answers ona TT lol from what i've read hitting 120c offen isn't a good thing for a TT (i'm asume the logic is the same for a n/a???.) I've recently been hitting this figure alot( even on cold wet days) checked the oil fine, coolant levels fine. Its not on massively long drives either, and its not like i'm sitting at 120mph either all the way is this a early warning sign or......... is something not working right or is this right for a n/a compared to a TT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Ive only had my oil to 120 once and that was with about 10 laps of bedford autodrome flat out, the most ive seen on the road is 110 but with decent quality oil 120 aint really a problem for short periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Mine on dirving to work etc and on long runs stays at 120. I have tried various oils too am using castrol 10-40 semi synthetic now seams to be good and lasting longer than the rest, but still reading a temp of 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Mine on dirving to work etc and on long runs stays at 120. I have tried various oils too am using castrol 10-40 semi synthetic now seams to be good and lasting longer than the rest, but still reading a temp of 120. Is yours na aswell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Where are you probing the temperature? Is the gauge accurate, many are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couv3z Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 its fixed to a sandwich plate at the oil filter, so i was told when i had the car serviced. to say if its accurate, is a hard one with out a sec gauage to compare to, but would have though so as the other 2 gauages are ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 It does display in Celcius doesn't it? 140 C is very hot, you shouldn't be seeing that sort of temp under normal conditions, but 140 F is very cool..... Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couv3z Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 would say its Celcius as 140F is only 32c and i would expect an engine to be hotter than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilman Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 140degc is very ho9t indeed, you will need a very good quality synthetic to cope with that. Whats the cause of such high temps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I had a car in the other day (not a Supra) with some fancy Blitz gauges, oil temp was very high (130C after a bit of town driving). I probed with a K type thermocouple and digital readout, down the dipstick tube, and the in car gauge was a mile out. Got a MKIV here now with a water temp of 120C after it's warmed up, which is patently untrue, again a Blitz gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I am running auto guage on my n/a and i read 120c on oil went to 125c on a hard blast up motorway. also 6.5 bar oil pressure. I have a greddy plate attached to oil filter using auto guage sensors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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