How hot does air cooled engine oil get?
Super Moderator. Normal operating temperature for the engine oil is about 180-200°.
What temperature does an air cooled engine run at?
200 degC on a spark plug is no problem. Generally the higher the load, the higher the plug seat temperature, even with more cooling air. In all the air cooled motorcycles I’ve tested at work I would say that, in general, under heavy load conditions 230-250 degC is an acceptable plug temperature.
What should the oil and coolant temp be?
Oil temp is typically not an issue but coolant temp should stay below 230-235 degrees. 28 people found this helpful. Thank you very much ….that really helps ! 2 people found this helpful. I just put in a new water pump and my coolant temperature is about 221 is that normal and I have driven it yet is this normal. 16 people found this helpful.
Is it bad to run an engine with a low oil temp?
In all engines, the engine’s clearances are significantly tighter, creating extreme amounts of stress on the engine’s internals and the piston rings will not have properly sealed with oil temps too low. In short – it’s really bad for your engine to run it hard until it’s OIL is completely warmed up. Coolant temperature is a false indicator.
What should the oil temperature be after warming up?
As a general rule of thumb, after the car is warmed up, oil tends to be a few degrees warmer than the coolant (usually 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit).
What happens if the oil temperature is too cold?
If the engine is way too cold (ie, the coolant hasn’t even come up to temps), it’s not making its ideal power either. VTEC engines actually do not engage VTEC unless the coolant is up to temperature, for example – this is true of many other variable valve timing technologies as well.
What should my engine oil temp be at?
Anyway my point is if the engine is really hot and all indicators are high (IAT, ECT, EGT) then I would start to worry if oil temp was trending higher than 266F. Short periods of 280F is probably not going to kill your engine If other indicators are not being tested/pushed but it will consume more of the oil’s additive packages I think.
If the engine is way too cold (ie, the coolant hasn’t even come up to temps), it’s not making its ideal power either. VTEC engines actually do not engage VTEC unless the coolant is up to temperature, for example – this is true of many other variable valve timing technologies as well.
As a general rule of thumb, after the car is warmed up, oil tends to be a few degrees warmer than the coolant (usually 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit).
What should the oil temp be on a Duramax?
This is with a huge Killerbee oil cooler. Modern oil does get it’s life cut down 50% by high, 300 degree, temps. No oil company is going to give you their results and the transmission temp failure chart is there to sell coolers. You will have a small heart attack when you get the “Low oil pressure stop engine” DIC on a Duramax.