oil temps

[Adam fc]

Hi,

Recently myy car has been running engine oil temps of around 120-140 degrees when warm.
Is this normal in a rotary? Im running halfords enhanced mineral 10-40 is this recomended??

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&partNumber=171934&langId=-1&cm_mmc=Googlebase-_-Engine+Oils+%26+Additives%2FCar+Engine+Oil-_-Na-_-Halfords+10W%2F40+Enhanced+Mineral+Oil+5L&%24%24tid=Ev7gvUjydakG_MI8y-kAFZUpwkKxtdRX2SqaXw8ThAhXg8U0FPW-BTXSFpZOojaV

[grinder]

humm seems high to be honest - but im not sure how accurate the gauge is to be honest

does it reset to 0 when you let it cool down ??

an easy way to check ( which is what i did when fiiting them )

unscrew the sensor from under the filter - and stick it in a cup of hot water .. if it goes to around the 90-100 mark - then you know its right ( boiling water temp )

if it raises above this - then you know the gauge is slightly out and you can visually compensate for it

Stu

[m1tch]

Im running Halfords orange, its fine, its not like its in there for more than 4000 miles I have had no issues with it, but yeah that does seem a bit high, although is this an FC or an FD? FCs don\'t have oil temp sensors as standard, what aftermarket one do you have?

[L18M]

also depends where the temp sensor is placed, pre cooler or post cooler.

[Adam fc]

Yeah I\'m running an omori mechanical gauge.I think I may have found the problem which was the needle on the gauge was loose when I tapped the glass on gauge it simply fell off lol.
Just need to position the needle it the right place and see what temps I get.what sort of maximum temps should I be looking at for oil and water?? My water gauge rairly goes over 90 even after a good thrashing.
What sort of max temps should I be looking at??

[L18M]

http://fc3spro.com/TECH/MODS/EL/GAUGES/otemp.htm

[m1tch]

Yeah I\'m running an omori mechanical gauge.I think I may have found the problem which was the needle on the gauge was loose when I tapped the glass on gauge it simply fell off lol.
Just need to position the needle it the right place and see what temps I get.what sort of maximum temps should I be looking at for oil and water?? My water gauge rairly goes over 90 even after a good thrashing.
What sort of max temps should I be looking at??

Amazingly I have some Omori mechanical ones, they aren\'t fitted yet, but do you have the oil pressure one? If so, have you had any issues with leaks?

[L18M]

come think about it.. think my ones are oromi also lol

[Prof]

http://fc3spro.com/TECH/MODS/EL/GAUGES/otemp.htm

Good find !

[Adam fc]

yeah i have the oil pressure one too.I have had no trouble with this one at all.Wondering how im going to calibrate this oil temp gauge again as the needle has fallen off lol.

I recently bought two more omori gauges as the probe snapped off the water temp one.I assume these are quite sort after then?

[dthebuk]

yeah i have the oil pressure one too.I have had no trouble with this one at all.Wondering how im going to calibrate this oil temp gauge again as the needle has fallen off lol.

measure some hot water with it, and use another thermometer to gauge it against?

[Adam fc]

Sounds like a plan to me,i\'ll see what temps I get once it\'s calibrated again and report back!

[Prof]

measure some hot water with it, and use another thermometer to gauge it against?

Boiling water - that\'s got to be 100 (at sea level and normal atmospheric pressure)

[grinder]

didnt i mention the water trick in post #2

[Prof]

didnt i mention the water trick in post #2

...they weren\'t paying attention. :Giggle