Oil temp: What does your gauge indicate

[Peejay]

Hey guys. I don't want to start yet another debate about oil. Would just like to find out more info from other M/// drivers.
So I will start:

I run TWS because its a good "all round oil". The oil temp is constant at 90 degrees. I do stretch the gears once in a while and oil temp does go up to 100 but returns back down to 90. I did do the fan clutch delete but put my fan back in. With no viscous fan I was running a hotter oil temp- 100.

So what oil do you run? And what temps do you get?

 

[rick540]

90 in normal driving, 95 when pushing it.

 

[Peejay]

With what oil Rick?

 

[Phumi]

90 in normal driving, 100 when pushing it hard.
I use LIQUI MOLY oil :thumbs:

 

[Fordkoppie]

The e46 doesn’t have increments, but it is sitting on the "1" of the 100 mark at constant highway speeds which should be something like 85 and has gone over to the last "0" of 100 on the track which I judge to be 110.
It is very dependent on the ambient temperature. In winter it sits just over the 75 mark on the highway.

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That is with TWS

 

[rick540]

With what oil Rick?

Helix HX7, but now I think of it, I remember topping the car up with Helix Ultra and the oil temps dropped a few degrees.

 

[ClassicB]

90 normal driving, 100max when pushing it.

 

[Phumi]

FYI
Captured at a private testing ground :fencelook:

 

[Peejay]

90 normal driving, 100max when pushing it.

With what oil Prini?


@Phumi Nice. :thumbs:

 

[ClassicB]

90 normal driving, 100max when pushing it.

With what oil Prini?


@Phumi Nice. :thumbs:

Mobil 1. Costs a bit more, but brilliant oil. Although i havent gone as fast as Phumi to check what temp at those kind of speeds.

 

[Xack]

Good boy Phumi...e36 FTWraise:

 

[Dogland]

Well when i used 15W40 it stayed mid no matter how hard i drove...
Used 5W40 it increased when driven harder..dropped to normal very quickly when driven normal again.

 

[Peejay]

Guys please inculde what spec is the oil. Like TWS is 10W60. What spec is the mobile 1 that you use or the hellix hx7 or the liqui moli?

 

[ClassicB]

Mobil 1, i think is 0W40, if i remember correctly

 

[Jakkals_F30]

Haven't got a oil temp gauge so i can't comment :biglol::fencelook:

 

[Phumi]

liqui moli 5W-30 i stand to be corrected, will confirm tomorrow

 

[hoosain]

80-90 degrees normal driving and under 100 degrees wen pushing the car hard
total quartz 9000 5w40

 

[Legacy]

Haven't got a oil temp gauge so i can't comment :biglol::fencelook:

Or a dipstick for that matter :fencelook: