Gti-R_Dave
New Member
I was told that the 3rd line on the standard oil temp gadge is normal running temp and the 5th line (straight up) is too hot. Not sure if thats right? Whats happening is, on any boost, as long as I change gear at 4 thousand revs or less it will stay on the 3rd line for as long as you want, but as soon as i rev over 4 the temp will go from any temp too the 5th line within 2 MILES! I know the gadge must be fairly accurate and that it is hot near the 5th line because the baffel starts buring out the back of the exhaust. Do i have a problem or is that just the way the SR20DET is like at 360bhp without an oil cooler? I know i could just put an oil cooler on and it would probably be fine, but the Speed that the temp goes up makes me think there must be a problem with something.