rvp325carrera

Any #s folks?? i run about 215 oil temp, 175 engine temp. Engine temp never exceeds 175.

Luxter

Rock solid 200*F on oil and 175*F coolant, but I'm very special.
Oil occasionally climbs to about 205 maybe 210 but drops quickly back to 200. My right foot is to blame for

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powderzone

Mine is about 210/175F. In heavy traffic or heavy foot, climbs to 215F.
Hey Luxter, do you have a lower temp thermostat or is this kind of temp variation typical?

Macster

Typical. The oil is in contact with the hottest areas of the engine so it heats up a bit more when the engine is being worked harder. As soon as the engine gets a break the oil temp drops again.

Rotmilky

I keep a log of my oil and water temps on every drive. Outside temperatures generally range somewhere about 70-90F during most of these drives. Humidity level are really low...like 15%.

Normal driving (which means not going beyond about 4000 RPM)
Oil : 190-200F
Water: 175 F

Spirited driving:
Oil : 210-215 F max
Water: 175F

I do have a low temp thermostat.

--Von

mdrums

Hate to tell you guys but the analog gauges are not accurate. The water temp especially will be stuck at 175 but it is more like a on off switch. Get any of the numerous apps and a OBD2 cable and you will see oil and water temp difference between true and what Porsche has "tuned" the dashboard gauges too.

Spiffyjiff

yeah water gauge is somewhat of a dummy - it only registers 3 positions basically: off/nothing, "normal" and "too hot".

oil is slightly better but is still not entirely accurate. that being said, mine shows about 210 during normal driving and 250 on track.

Luxter

Yes, I have it all:
160*F T-stat, 3-rd rad, fresh coolant, water wetter and Millers CFS 5W-40 NT in the sump.
My oil temp gauge barely ever moves above 200F mark. Those rare occasions are typically associated with attempts to keep up with certain M3 owner who used to frequent 996 RL forums in recent past.
At 220*F (105*C) M1 0W-40 is already in 30 grade viscosity, just sayn'....



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DreamCarrera

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In warm weather while driving slowly in traffic I guarantee coolant temps(in a 997.1) rise to well over 200 Deg F.

mattyf

Normal driving
Oil: 210-215
Coolant: 175

Traffic
Oil: 215-225
Coolant: 175

Spirited summer canyon runs
Oil: 230-250
Coolant: 175

What I don't get is why you would ever want the oil lower than 212.

Edgy01

Apparently Porsche got way too many questions from owners about what the appropriate water temperature should be in a M97 / M96 engine so they dumbed down the gauge. As a result it's anyone's guess what the coolant temperature really is. When it reads 175ºF it is usually over. Unfortunately, if you do start to get really hot you get no advanced notice--until it's too hot and then the needle bounces over into the "too hot" side.

With two radiators it's quite common to see oil at 215-225ºF

BED997

Checked my water coolant temp with obd2. Reached a max of 215 at 90 degrees outside, and was around 200 to 210 at cruising speed. Gauge firmly showing 175. Brand new coolant and water pump and low temp thermostat.

I wish the gauge was accurate, not 40 degrees off.

Devil Boy

Here in the desert with +100 degree days my oil temp approaches 250 depending on throttle input or how long I'm stuck idling in traffic but I've never noticed it go over that.

Hella-Buggin'

I have news for you.... Your engine temp mist certainly exceeds 175, the gauge just doesn't move. It's a gauge that isn't very sensitive and only moves beyond 175 if so etching is wrong. I've run data logging programs on my car and on a spirited canyon run I've reached coolant temps up to 210 degrees. The needle never moves beyond 175.

The trust is that just cruising around temp is more like 200 degrees.

This is coolant level so it fluctuates much quicker than oil temps.

On the track I typically see oil temps over 225 but coolant temps just about 200 degrees. I attribute this to high air flow around the radiators and high rpms.

Dark Helmet

did 1000 miles last weekend, and the coolant gauge was pegged at 175. OBD2 reader said it was actually about 190 most of the time.

oil was reading between 200 and 215, I never checked it on the OBD2 reader.


I did get the oil temp over 225 on a warm day at the track during some quick parade laps.... 3rd radiator will be installed this winter for sure.