Stubborn oil temps! (help)

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

>From what I've read, Al's advice is worth noting.

Larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Allyn 
  To: Robbie Cotner ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:00 PM
  Subject: Re: Stubborn oil temps! (help)


  get rid of the orange crap, now (it doesnt play nice with our seals).
  also, use a 20-30% antifreeze mix. the closer to 50/50 you get, the hotter
  it will run (as well as oil temps). i took the rieger from 110c oil temp at
  50/50 mix to low 100c at 25/75 mix. as long as the temperature is warm
  enough to get away with it, go for it. also, that 20% antifreeze is there to
  minimize corrosion, dont go lower than that number.
  Al

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Robbie Cotner" <robw_z@yahoo.com>
  To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:43 PM
  Subject: Stubborn oil temps! (help)


  > Hey all,
  > on the highway my car runs 110-115C(with 4K trans, 4000rpm@75mph) oil
  temps. The water needle is usually at or above the LED. Yesterday I
  super-flushed my cooling system(found lots of crap), backflushed the
  radiator(found it was clogged with a heavy-duty paper towel!), added a low
  temp thermostat and fan-switch, added prestone orange coolant(40/60), some
  new hoses, and put on a new expansion tank cap. Now on the highway the top
  of the coolant needle barely touches the LED, an improvement, but my oil
  temps are THE SAME. Changing the oil and filter didn't help either. It seems
  no matter what I do, my temps are always 110 and my cooling system doesn't
  affect the oil at all. Any ideas?
  >
  > -Rob
  >
  >
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