'99 vts oil temp - Saxperience

albinodub · 29th April 2008, 01:03

i've noticed the oil temp increasing the faster i go, not just by a little, but sitting at 65-70mph its fine anything over that, sitting on the autobahn at 80-90 it rises to 3/4

is this common with phase 1 vts?

i have a dodgey middle box on my exhaust and have thought maybe its stopping the gasses getting out quick enough, so raising the temps....

or

do these engines benefit from added oil coolers?

cheers in advance

mark

ReV0h_VTS · 29th April 2008, 07:43

my VTS is doing exactly the same......not sure what it is tho
got it booked into a garage fror a few other bits on friday.....so i'll ask while i'm there if no-one else replies

Toad · 29th April 2008, 09:18

When was the oil last changed? What grade of oil are you using? Is the oil level low?

It doesn't sound that far off normal to me. Normal driving should see the gauge at just over halfway. Motorway driving will bring it up a little over halfway, and hammering it at high speed will take it up to 3/4s. If it goes over 3/4s and gets to the red area, this is when you need to start worrying. Anything below that, and it's fine.

albinodub · 29th April 2008, 13:46

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Originally Posted by ReV0h_VTS

my VTS is doing exactly the same......not sure what it is tho
got it booked into a garage fror a few other bits on friday.....so i'll ask while i'm there if no-one else replies

cheers dude, would be appreciated

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Originally Posted by Toad

When was the oil last changed? What grade of oil are you using? Is the oil level low?

It doesn't sound that far off normal to me. Normal driving should see the gauge at just over halfway. Motorway driving will bring it up a little over halfway, and hammering it at high speed will take it up to 3/4s. If it goes over 3/4s and gets to the red area, this is when you need to start worrying. Anything below that, and it's fine.

it's done it before and after the oil change, maybe the oil is too thin i think it was 5w40.

surely it shouldnt rise and fall that easy

VTS123 · 1st May 2008, 13:02

This is normal mate. Nothing to worry about.

Toad · 1st May 2008, 13:19

5W40 full Synthetic is spot on.

What do you mean by rising and falling easily?

Gabbastard · 1st May 2008, 13:20

Does anyone else find their engine quite tappy with 5w40?

albinodub · 1st May 2008, 17:51

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Originally Posted by Toad

5W40 full Synthetic is spot on.

What do you mean by rising and falling easily?

well as soo as i go over 70 the temp rises pretty quick, then as soon as i slow down it drops fast too...

i'm living in italy at the moment and the speed limits are higher over here than in the uk, so wouldnt mind it staying in the middle of the gauge, scares me a bit to see the needle over half

Toad · 2nd May 2008, 10:34

It should be over half though. Nothing to worry about at all, honest!

Toad · 2nd May 2008, 10:36

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Originally Posted by Gabbastard

Does anyone else find their engine quite tappy with 5w40?

Mine was noisier with OW40. If the engine / oil is very hot, a 0W40 won't make the engine sound any noisier than a 10W40, as the viscosity will be very similar. However, when the engine / oil is very cold, there will be a slightly bigger difference between the two oils as far as viscosity is concerned.