Techno Duck

Amazing day out and i was actually home to enjoy it! Changed the fuel filter, oil, put on the stainless steal door sills i bought and washed the car. I recently bought a vented nose panel from the 924 Turbo and hoped to get it on this week, but my friends body shop had some problems with the paint. The panel was painted, but the paint cracked as it dried due to the primer that was previously used when the panel was repainted. They ended up having to strip the panel down to bare metal yesterday so they can redo the entire thing. So looks like i wont have it till next week.

Went for a ride afterwards. Decided to take a ride out to this former US Presidents house as about half of the 10 mile ride are all empty backroads.

Well anyway...









The door sills are really great quality plus the seller is a super nice guy. They have been discussed a few times in older threads, noone had any gripes at all.

Now for my question, typically what oil temperatures do you guys get? I am running dino 10W-40 right now. Synthetic is just to expensive for me. When riding around at highway speeds my aftermarket gauge says around 120 degrees. Does that sound right? I have the temp sender tapped into the oil drain plug.

Edit - Whoops, forgot to mention, ambient temperature was about 60 degrees out.

Edit #2 - All temperatures in fahrenheit. Sorry about that

BeerBurner

120* celcius or fahrenheit?

BB.

Serge944

Fahrenheit or Celcius? I'm assuming celcius and it does sound too high.

Techno Duck

Whoops, sorry about that. All temperatures are in fahrenheit.

BeerBurner

I don't know what 944s typically run, but I'd say 120 F is low...

BB.

Jfrahm

Oil should get hot enough to boil water.

-Joel

Techno Duck

I figured that was low. Guess i will have to recheck my wiring. Thanks!

I have a feeling the sender may not be adequetley grounded.

Tom R.

i cant bear to think of the consequences of me answering the question about which dead president since I live near the place as well.

I hope it wasnt a rough ride on the backroads.

glad you are enjoying your car. are you going to DE it?

ciao
TR

Jim 944S

Excellent Pun, Tom!!!!!

Jim 1987 944S

Manning

Don't give away the answer Tom, or somebody might hit you with a big stick, huh?

jeeper31

SHHHH! Speak Softly.

Geo

Perhaps this may help....

"It is not the critic who counts,
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,
who strives valiantly,
who errs and comes short again and again
because there is no effort without error and shortcomings,
who knows the great devotion,
who spends himself in a worthy cause,
who at best knows in the end the high acheivement of triumph
and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly,
knows his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls
who know neither victory nor defeat"

Geo

BTW, my favorite dead prez.

Tom R.

Manning,
Just noticed the addition to your sig.

With all the weight saving things you did to your car you go and ruin it with a ring to carry around! Gotta add the weight of the ring to your sig with a big ol minus sign.

BTW congrats, and welcome to the three ring circus.

engagement, wedding, suffer..

so instead of
Mean Old Manning
is is now
Married Old Manning

Serge944

120 F is impossible. Your guage is malfunctioning. 120 degrees is bearable to touch...hot oil is anything but.