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KaBoom1701 · 08-11-2016, 10:37 AM

Just curious what others have seen during their track day when it comes to your oil temps?

jayno20 · 08-11-2016, 12:02 PM

Non track I've seen mine hit 270 to 280 with some spirited driving so I would imagine you could easily hit over 300.

Stephen12ZL1 · 08-11-2016, 01:23 PM

in my ZL1 the oil temp would frequently get as high as 310 degrees. In the Z/28, it can hit 305 degrees by the end of a session. The oil temp quickly subsides after the end of a session thank goodness.

KaBoom1701 · 08-11-2016, 07:01 PM

Ok, just making sure. lol

I looked down at the temp gauge while at Buttonwillow last week and almost had a heart attack....

L99CAMA2011 · 08-11-2016, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen12ZL1

in my ZL1 the oil temp would frequently get as high as 310 degrees. In the Z/28, it can hit 305 degrees by the end of a session. The oil temp quickly subsides after the end of a session thank goodness.

What weight oil.

Crash76 · 08-11-2016, 09:44 PM

I was running at thunderhill and instructor I was with was like your oil temp is over 300... Eh whatever ... Ran a 1/2 cool down lap then back at it... Running Amsoil 5-30 then ... Going to 10-40 next day

E. Bryant · 08-11-2016, 10:11 PM

Per the gauge, mine runs over 300F on a 85-90F day. I'm running Mobil 1 0W40.

Note, however, that my gauge reads higher than the actual value per my DashLogic (it's off by about 10-15F).

z28lt1 · 08-12-2016, 07:48 AM

Note that the Oil Temps are estimated by computer algorithm. I've never been able to reconcile while the gauge and the obdii readings are not the same, but they are not, and sometimes one is higher than the other, but both are not true temperatures.

Someone here previously posted a grassroots motorsports article where they installed an actual temp sensor in the pan on an SS and found that track temps on the gauge were getting close to 320, but in the pan were really only 275-285, so take the gauge estimates with a grain of salt.

KaBoom1701 · 08-12-2016, 08:51 AM

Ok, well good to know. Thanks for the reply's.

Thor142 · 08-12-2016, 09:03 AM

295-300 on a 85 degree day after 7 laps at Watkins Glen.

Edit: The first high oil temp message you get is "AC has been disabled due to high engine temp" Note that I do NOT track with the AC on LOL it just displays that message. Second message you get is something like:"high engine temperature, allow to cool before shutdown"

I'm paraphrasing on both since it's tough to read that little display on a track full of cars doing 100mph

Thor142 · 08-12-2016, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by KaBoom1701

Ok, well good to know. Thanks for the reply's.

Just wondering can you feel your car pulling timing / losing power at high temps? I have heard the ZL1 does that.

JusticePete · 08-12-2016, 10:15 AM

We highly recommend installing an oil cooler.

KaBoom1701 · 08-12-2016, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Thor142

295-300 on a 85 degree day after 7 laps at Watkins Glen.

Edit: The first high oil temp message you get is "AC has been disabled due to high engine temp" Note that I do NOT track with the AC on LOL it just displays that message. Second message you get is something like:"high engine temperature, allow to cool before shutdown"

I'm paraphrasing on both since it's tough to read that little display on a track full of cars doing 100mph

This is what happened to me...I looked down because I know I didn't have the A/C on. lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thor142

Just wondering can you feel your car pulling timing / losing power at high temps? I have heard the ZL1 does that.

I can feel it. The car just isn't a quick off the corners when this heat soak happens.

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Originally Posted by JusticePete

We highly recommend installing an oil cooler.

Ok cool. Which one?

I know the ZL1 has a OEM oil cooler already. Where would you put another one? An would doing so drop the oil pressure to dangerous levels?

Thor142 · 08-12-2016, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by KaBoom1701

This is what happened to me...I looked down because I know I didn't have the A/C on. lol

HAHAHA!!! I was like WTF?? Did I leave the A/C on after I got gas WTH is going on?

08-11-2016, 10:37 AM	#1
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Track day oil temp? Just curious what others have seen during their track day when it comes to your oil temps? __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

08-11-2016, 01:23 PM	#3
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	in my ZL1 the oil temp would frequently get as high as 310 degrees. In the Z/28, it can hit 305 degrees by the end of a session. The oil temp quickly subsides after the end of a session thank goodness. __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

08-11-2016, 07:01 PM	#4
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Ok, just making sure. lol I looked down at the temp gauge while at Buttonwillow last week and almost had a heart attack.... __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

08-11-2016, 10:11 PM	#7
E. Bryant Gearhead Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 252	Per the gauge, mine runs over 300F on a 85-90F day. I'm running Mobil 1 0W40. Note, however, that my gauge reads higher than the actual value per my DashLogic (it's off by about 10-15F). __________________ 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 M6 - JRE 650 RWHP kit, AFCO heat exchanger, JPSS V4 aero, Z28 wheels for the twisties and Weld big-n-littles for the dragstrip. 11.193@128.13 in 515' DA

08-12-2016, 08:51 AM	#9
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Ok, well good to know. Thanks for the reply's. __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

08-11-2016, 12:02 PM	#2
jayno20 Go fast, please. Drives: 2019 Corvette ZR1 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,471 View My Garage	Non track I've seen mine hit 270 to 280 with some spirited driving so I would imagine you could easily hit over 300.

08-11-2016, 09:44 PM	#6
Crash76 Team 913 Drives: '14 ZL1, '15 Jeep GC, ‘22 Ram 2500 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA, Central CA Posts: 1,119	I was running at thunderhill and instructor I was with was like your oil temp is over 300... Eh whatever ... Ran a 1/2 cool down lap then back at it... Running Amsoil 5-30 then ... Going to 10-40 next day

08-12-2016, 07:48 AM	#8
z28lt1 Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 288	Note that the Oil Temps are estimated by computer algorithm. I've never been able to reconcile while the gauge and the obdii readings are not the same, but they are not, and sometimes one is higher than the other, but both are not true temperatures. Someone here previously posted a grassroots motorsports article where they installed an actual temp sensor in the pan on an SS and found that track temps on the gauge were getting close to 320, but in the pan were really only 275-285, so take the gauge estimates with a grain of salt.

08-12-2016, 09:03 AM	#10
Thor142 Drives: 2014 2LS (traded in) 2015 1SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: New York Posts: 2,132	295-300 on a 85 degree day after 7 laps at Watkins Glen. Edit: The first high oil temp message you get is "AC has been disabled due to high engine temp" Note that I do NOT track with the AC on LOL it just displays that message. Second message you get is something like:"high engine temperature, allow to cool before shutdown" I'm paraphrasing on both since it's tough to read that little display on a track full of cars doing 100mph __________________ Last edited by Thor142; 08-12-2016 at 09:13 AM.

08-12-2016, 10:15 AM	#12
JusticePete Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 20,174	We highly recommend installing an oil cooler.