zup peeps. I have a ton of questions.


track day coming in couple of months and I've been keeping tabs on my oil temp. The weather was about 100+deg today and my oil temp was at 245 with the AC on, just cruising on the freeway. I would like to get an oil cooler install and considering a stillen. Arc and Nismo is out of my price range so any suggestion in brands welcome. Also, I have around 2500miles on a built engine and running 5-30 mobile one. when should I go synthetic? thinking 0-40 motul, but anything better out there? I would like to go a bit thicker for summer - 10-40 should be ok, right? (mornings don't get really cold- maybe 50 at the lowest) I have 5 qt of royal purple sitting in the garage, but I'm reading mixed reviews about it. any power steering cooler suggestions?
Price range for all this?

 

search around.

You can make your own setup for an oil cooler, same for power steering and get lower temps.

How much milage on your motor? If you have a built motor I'm surprised your not already on synthetic fluids already. I'd make the switch next oil change and keep and eye for leaks. prices will vary depending on where you shop

 

merry christmas

https://my350z.com/forum/engine-drivetrain-and-forced-induction-diy/330094-diy-power-steering-cooler.html
https://my350z.com/forum/engine-drivetrain-and-forced-induction-diy/197648-oil-cooler-install-with-pictures.html

 

I'm piecing together a setrab oil cooler now and picked up a power steering upgrade as well from summit racing for like 30 bucks....

 

ehh.. synthetic on a freshly built motor isn't recommended. also, I don't really want a ghetto-fabulous home brewed setup at this time. thanks for trying . .. unless more people can chime in on the effectiveness.

a few members uses setrab but i haven't read too much about how much it helps.. how many rows is setrab?

 

setrab is the same brand stillen uses...i have the stillen oil cooler...works amazing

 

yeah, that's what i thought.. how man deg would you say it went down after the install?

 

when i had my tn st prob about 20 degrees....i think sharif sells them for 400shipped if i remember right

 

very cool.. thanks for the input

btw, correction on the temp - it hit 225, not 245. my bad.

 

Yea...I'm parting together a setrab cause I'm mounting the cooler on the drivers side due to the APS kit...and I don't think stillen's supplied hoses are long enough...anyway setrab sells all diff sizes.

 

i was looking at installing an oil cooler too... any one have an opinion or use this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mishi...mZ230263491613

 

cruising in 90+ degree weather my oil temps hit 220ish. is that normal?

 

Mine with Motul 10W40 used to hit 240 just cruising in 90 degree temps and over 260 pushing it. With the addition of a 15k BTU B&M cooler and 15W50, it's more uniform, around 210-230 all the time in this summer heat. So 220 doesn't sound too bad to me...

 

^ Normal.

220 is about where my oil temps are during city driving. Around 200 while cruising in 70 degree weather. This is with my oil cooler disconnected.

I have been told around 10-20 degrees higher then coolant temp is normal.

 

exactly what i wanted to hear. thank fellas.

 

You can use synthetic oil on your built motor after about 2,500 miles. My oil temps are usually at 220 in this stupid hot Florida weather.