OIL TEMPS abnormal ranges - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

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 ?

Sven59 · 06-04-2013, 05:38 PM

Does it do it in normal driving or just long highway trips?

thespymaster · 06-04-2013, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sven59

Does it do it in normal driving or just long highway trips?

Only happened on the long highway trip through the desert.

With normal limits while at SuperChevy , even on the dragstrip!

Sven59 · 06-04-2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by thespymaster

Only happened on the long highway trip through the desert.

With normal limits while at SuperChevy , even on the dragstrip!

I will keep an eye on mine and let you know if I see anything, we have been hitting a hundred or over recently. Nice article in GM high tech performance.

HDRDTD · 06-04-2013, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thespymaster

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 ?

Any chance that will the various mods you have that you somehow altered the route the air flows over the oil cooler?

roSSco · 06-04-2013, 06:19 PM

Disregard. ..

Sven59 · 06-04-2013, 06:22 PM

Aren't the transmission and engine oil coolers combined? Maybe it has something to do with that.

Stephen12ZL1 · 06-04-2013, 07:27 PM

240 with synthetic oil is no problem...well within tolerence. My car can go over 300 oil temp at VIR after a 25 min session. Keep the a/c on and don't worry!

Sven59 · 06-05-2013, 09:54 AM

Mine stays at just a little above the 210 line, not much fluctuation even in high temps with a/c on or off.

willhe64 · 06-05-2013, 10:39 AM

Long trip through the desert is bound to do that.

thespymaster · 06-05-2013, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by willhe64

Long trip through the desert is bound to do that.

Email from Andy @ Livernois Motorsports said within normal limits.

I know I read a post here on Camaro5 where a ZL1 owner has had to replace his engine 2-3 times because of some OIL valve? Trying to find that post

DangerZL1 · 06-05-2013, 01:25 PM

I think thats the same car that was totaled due to the steering failure.

sycraft · 06-05-2013, 01:31 PM

My manual trans temp rose to over 300 while on a 20 minute track session at PBIR....

Happy_Dan · 06-05-2013, 02:44 PM

Agree on the temp being fine. When I was tracking my Z06, I saw 300+ all the time. Never made me comfortable but was never an issue and one reason why they used synthetics.

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.

06-04-2013, 05:38 PM	#2
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,386	Does it do it in normal driving or just long highway trips? __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

06-04-2013, 06:19 PM	#6
roSSco ∞ Smiles per mile Drives: 2013 ZL1 Summit White A6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arlington, TN Posts: 101 View My Garage	Disregard. .. __________________ 2013 ZL1 #4739 'Heisenberg' Color - Walter White Roto-Fab CAI On Reddit? Check out /r/ZL1/

06-04-2013, 06:22 PM	#7
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,386	Aren't the transmission and engine oil coolers combined? Maybe it has something to do with that. __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

06-04-2013, 07:27 PM	#8
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	240 with synthetic oil is no problem...well within tolerence. My car can go over 300 oil temp at VIR after a 25 min session. Keep the a/c on and don't worry! __________________ '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)

06-05-2013, 09:54 AM	#9
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,386	Mine stays at just a little above the 210 line, not much fluctuation even in high temps with a/c on or off. __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

06-05-2013, 10:39 AM	#10
willhe64 Drives: 2012 45th Vert, 2011 4x4, 9sec Vega Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,188	Long trip through the desert is bound to do that. __________________ I feel it only fair to warn you, I have a black belt in CAPS LOCK.

06-05-2013, 01:25 PM	#12
DangerZL1 Drives: 2023 Black ZL1 Auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FEMA Region 4 Posts: 2,935	I think thats the same car that was totaled due to the steering failure.

06-05-2013, 01:31 PM	#13
sycraft COTW 5/06/2013 Drives: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport-Ho-Vette Join Date: May 2012 Location: Milford, Michigan Posts: 3,201 View My Garage	My manual trans temp rose to over 300 while on a 20 minute track session at PBIR.... __________________ 2017 Grand Sport, Borla X Pipe.....Enough Said

06-05-2013, 02:44 PM	#14
Happy_Dan Happy_Dan Drives: 2012 IOM Camaro ZL1 #569 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New Boston, NH Posts: 2,239	Agree on the temp being fine. When I was tracking my Z06, I saw 300+ all the time. Never made me comfortable but was never an issue and one reason why they used synthetics.