Hot Oil / advice?

[Nathan Malone <nmalone@sumagroup.com>]

Good day ladies and Gentlemen  (Hags and Pigs included
:-), it is a rarity that I rely on the collective knowledge of the List
but I am rather frustrated and cannot figure out what is going on. Here
is the delema. My oil is running very hot, as in 110° to 115°c,
now if I was spending the day at the track, this temp wouldn't bother me,
but this is from "speed limit" and sub 4k rpm daily driving, considering
the chilly weather around here lately the temp should be more around 80°
to 90°c, that was the norm prior to a week or so ago when the oil started
running hot, I cant figure out what it is, the coolant isnt heating up,
and just this weekend I gave her a oil change and retimed 'er, she was
around 5° advanced, which I know wasn't the reason, but I put 'er back
to factory spec anyway, the weekend before I put a new timing belt and
tensioner on. Coincidentaly that was around the time the oil started running
hot, but I am positive I got her marks lined up, I double checked this
weekend to make shure. I use a synthetic blend of 10w 30 oil, and she is
burning quite alot due to worn piston rings, but she has been burning oil
for a long while, and its only been running hot recently. I am fearing
that it may be something horrid like a rod bearing going out, would this
noticably raise the oil temp? I havent noticed any other irregularities
of the engine, perhaps it could be a cloged oil way? I am at a loss. Any
thoughts and or theories would be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou fine Rocconians,
Nathan Malone
Arcane Motorsports    ( soon to arrive ArcaneMS.com )