Minimum oil temp before really revving engine
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Minimum oil temp before really revving engine
What is the general consensus on minimum oil temp for the gt3 cars before going over 5k rpm? It takes forever to have the temp go up. I just use the guideline as “measure oil temp” stops saying engine not warm yet anymore. But I heard as high as 180F.
Last edited by Ascend; 04-26-2021 at 09:02 PM.
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Hella-Buggin' (04-27-2021)
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Shouldn't let the car sit and warm up, unless you're in -40F or something
But, how long is your car taking to warm up, starting with coolant temp gauge? Shouldn't be more than 5 minutes, and I know 'cause I had a bizarre issue and fixed it by replacing a control-valve, the one right next to the disc valve in the transmission:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...isc-valve.html
The car was taking over 15 minutes to warm up, and I knew something was up. Oil was taking even longer.
I figured it out even though Durametric was worthless in diagnosing it.
Otherwise, as long as the car is properly warmed up and oil gauge already moved into the 180 range.
Best,
JB
But, how long is your car taking to warm up, starting with coolant temp gauge? Shouldn't be more than 5 minutes, and I know 'cause I had a bizarre issue and fixed it by replacing a control-valve, the one right next to the disc valve in the transmission:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...isc-valve.html
The car was taking over 15 minutes to warm up, and I knew something was up. Oil was taking even longer.
I figured it out even though Durametric was worthless in diagnosing it.
Otherwise, as long as the car is properly warmed up and oil gauge already moved into the 180 range.
Best,
JB
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Shouldn't let the car sit and warm up, unless you're in -40F or something
But, how long is your car taking to warm up, starting with coolant temp gauge? Shouldn't be more than 5 minutes, and I know 'cause I had a bizarre issue and fixed it by replacing a control-valve, the one right next to the disc valve in the transmission:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...isc-valve.html
The car was taking over 15 minutes to warm up, and I knew something was up. Oil was taking even longer.
I figured it out even though Durametric was worthless in diagnosing it.
Otherwise, as long as the car is properly warmed up and oil gauge already moved into the 180 range.
Best,
JB
But, how long is your car taking to warm up, starting with coolant temp gauge? Shouldn't be more than 5 minutes, and I know 'cause I had a bizarre issue and fixed it by replacing a control-valve, the one right next to the disc valve in the transmission:
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...isc-valve.html
The car was taking over 15 minutes to warm up, and I knew something was up. Oil was taking even longer.
I figured it out even though Durametric was worthless in diagnosing it.
Otherwise, as long as the car is properly warmed up and oil gauge already moved into the 180 range.
Best,
JB
Oil temp takes a lot longer to get it warm under idling.
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Why shouldn't you let it idle for more than 30 seconds?
I don't usually but there have been times after backing out of the garage I let it sit and idle in the driveway while I go back in the house for something I forgot. .1 GT3
I don't usually but there have been times after backing out of the garage I let it sit and idle in the driveway while I go back in the house for something I forgot. .1 GT3
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Robocop305 (04-28-2021)
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But there may be some law against idling in public road due to pollution and etc..
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What I've observed is that letting the engine idle for a bit will bring up the coolant temp, but it will not really bring up the oil temp in any reasonable amount of time. To do that you need to drive the car.