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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: viperjsy on 12 June 2014, 15:55

Title: oil temp
Post by: viperjsy on 12 June 2014, 15:55

hi is this oil temp to high or is it ok
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Title: Re: oil temp
Post by: Bandit127 on 12 June 2014, 17:32

Nope. High enough to boil off water vapour and dissolved volatiles but nowhere near enough to start worrying about the oil.

Personally, I would be perfectly happy up to 130°.

The HTHS test done on engine oils is done at 150°C.

However, keep your oil topped up. The same amount of heat comes out of the engine. The same proportion of that goes in to the oil. So a lower volume of oil containing the same amount of heat will be at a higher temperature.

Title: Re: oil temp
Post by: viperjsy on 12 June 2014, 17:44

thank you

Title: Re: oil temp
Post by: Wayne on 13 June 2014, 00:07

Around 100 is fine :smiley:

Title: Re: oil temp
Post by: viperjsy on 14 June 2014, 11:40

thank you all for your help