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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: the_GTI_new_guy on 09 May 2005, 20:20

Title: oil temperature
Post by: the_GTI_new_guy on 09 May 2005, 20:20

what temp should the oil gauge show at when normal temperature? What temperature would be "hot"? cheers

Title: Re: oil temperature
Post by: Chris619 on 09 May 2005, 21:38

Mines normally around  90 - 105

Title: Re: oil temperature
Post by: hockeylad72 on 09 May 2005, 21:53

mine is usually 86 - 96
if giving it some seen it as high as 120

Title: Re: oil temperature
Post by: takethefifth on 09 May 2005, 22:27

Once warmed up can almost be guaranteed to be 94.

Goes up a bit if i give it some gas.....  :laugh:

Title: Re: oil temperature
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 10 May 2005, 00:02

mine is between 86 highest i have ever seen mine is 102

Title: Re: oil temperature
Post by: Gambit on 10 May 2005, 10:20

for a 16v 88 - 110.

ive seen it as high as 122 on my old 16v, supposedly if it gets up round the 146 mark this is when you start to panic

Title: Re: oil temperature
Post by: tinman on 10 May 2005, 10:47

^ wot he says.

usual temp used to be around 95 however my rebuilt golf is showing an average of 80 which is definitely too low.

highest i've ever seen on a particulary "interesting section of road" before the rebuild was 126. i have seen higher though when the car had a big overheating problem. panic isnt the right word ;-)

Title: Re: oil temperature
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 11 May 2005, 10:23

yeah pant fill is more accurate!

i think mine is to low gonna put a new thermostat in cos i reckons its stuck open slighlty