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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Sootchucker on 21 June 2020, 08:03

Title: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: Sootchucker on 21 June 2020, 08:03
Hi all, quick question please. What sort of oil temps are you seeing at the moment. I don’t usually check mine that often but noticed mine quickly climbs to 99-103 dec c which does seem a bit high ?
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: Watts on 21 June 2020, 08:09
Never looked! I'm hopefully off out for a long drive today so I'll try and remember to check :smiley:
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: Adam T7 on 21 June 2020, 08:18
I have mine on display permanently, think it’s a useful feature. (I’m a bit OCD when it comes to oil)
Temperature depends on driving conditions but it usually settles between high 90’s and 103.
Stop start traffic (remember that) sees it sit on the higher end.

Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: Sootchucker on 21 June 2020, 09:50
Thanks guys. The only reason I ask is when I was taking the car for service the other week, on the motorway, it got to about 105C and I’ve never seen it that high before ?

On my old GTD’s they never really went much above 95C, so don’t know if it’s normal for a petrol engine ?
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: Watts on 21 June 2020, 09:57
I'm doing a few miles around the M25 today so I'll see what it says at a steady 70.
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: Paul70 on 21 June 2020, 11:26
Thanks guys. The only reason I ask is when I was taking the car for service the other week, on the motorway, it got to about 105C and I’ve never seen it that high before ?

On my old GTD’s they never really went much above 95C, so don’t know if it’s normal for a petrol engine ?

105 is within the normal temp range based on the two GTIs I’ve owned. I’ve seen 109 before.
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: DCmk3 on 21 June 2020, 13:14
100-105C is the usual oil operating temperature for these cars, nothing to be concerned about.
Seen upwards of 115C oil temperatures when getting on it a bit (definitely not on the street)  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: Watts on 21 June 2020, 16:42
Mine peaked at 106 today.
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: skippy on 21 June 2020, 19:44
Mine was on 101 today, mix of dual carriageway and fast’ish  country roads.
Title: Re: Quick question - oil temps
Post by: DanDuda48 on 22 June 2020, 01:28
Mine was 103 doing 65-70 on M25.