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thespymaster · 06-04-2013, 05:33 PM

Just drove from Arizona to Las Vegas to Cali and back to Arizona over the weekend.

The outside air temps 105+

When driving from Las Vegas to Cali (Bakersfield) my Oil Temp rose from normal 200's to 240-250 as I would cruise along at 75MPH for hundreds of miles. And same thing back from Cali to Arizona

It happened a couple of times, and to get OIL TEMPs back into normal range, I turned off the A/C and within a couple of minutes, the OIL TEMP would come back to normal at 200!

Water temps appeared normal, no spikes notice!

Any clues, or just the extreme hot conditions 105+ is the culprit?

I'm running Royal Purple and just had ALL fluids changed prior to the road trip!

I read on here that ZL1 engines have blown, because of oil related issues ?

06-04-2013, 05:33 PM	#1
thespymaster Drives: C7 / ZL1 / SS / trucsk Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: G4 CLASSIFIED Posts: 4,533 View My Garage	OIL TEMPS abnormal ranges Just drove from Arizona to Las Vegas to Cali and back to Arizona over the weekend. The outside air temps 105+ When driving from Las Vegas to Cali (Bakersfield) my Oil Temp rose from normal 200's to 240-250 as I would cruise along at 75MPH for hundreds of miles. And same thing back from Cali to Arizona It happened a couple of times, and to get OIL TEMPs back into normal range, I turned off the A/C and within a couple of minutes, the OIL TEMP would come back to normal at 200! Water temps appeared normal, no spikes notice! Any clues, or just the extreme hot conditions 105+ is the culprit? I'm running Royal Purple and just had ALL fluids changed prior to the road trip! I read on here that ZL1 engines have blown, because of oil related issues ? __________________ 2014 C7 Stingray 3LT/Z51 2013 Camaro SS 2012 Camaro ZL1 - 850 HP 2015 GMC Denali 3500HD 4x4 2012 GMC Sierra 3500HD 4x4 Last edited by thespymaster; 06-04-2013 at 05:48 PM.