What is normal oil temperature?
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North West Surrey
Liverpool
Chinchillas for me…make better ear muffs when they die.Disca said:Important questions though... cats or dogsMr Tidy said:I was only looking for a bit of feedback from other M owners/former owners. :lol:
Oh well, I'll find a comfy seat.
But back to the original question…
Mine doesn’t go above about centre on a forum run, but then I tend not to drive flat out for 30 mins like I do on track…and anyone who even tries to is a fecking nutter.
On track, in summer, I can see 125-130 on the gauge (which might not be particularly accurate anyway), and once I even got an amber warning temp warning on a particularly hot Ring day in August.
Nothing since then, but I tend to stay away from the Ring at peak summer times as the hotel & ferry prices, combined with the very busy track, makes it not as enjoyable.
I tend to go to drive in March to May, and September to November…and go to watch the N24, VLN/NLS or historic races in between these.
My brain (what's left) said water temp and my fingers typed air temp. It is the water temp.
mmm-five said:Chinchillas for me…make better ear muffs when they die.Disca said:Important questions though... cats or dogsMr Tidy said:I was only looking for a bit of feedback from other M owners/former owners. :lol:
Oh well, I'll find a comfy seat.
But back to the original question…
Mine doesn’t go above about centre on a forum run, but then I tend not to drive flat out for 30 mins like I do on track…and anyone who even tries to is a fecking nutter.
On track, in summer, I can see 125-130 on the gauge (which might not be particularly accurate anyway), and once I even got an amber warning temp warning on a particularly hot Ring day in August.
Nothing since then, but I tend to stay away from the Ring at peak summer times as the hotel & ferry prices, combined with the very busy track, makes it not as enjoyable.
I tend to go to drive in March to May, and September to November…and go to watch the N24, VLN/NLS or historic races in between these.
Didnt you have an S54 that knocked its bearings out with low miles?
Not me.Z4M-2006 said:mmm-five said:Chinchillas for me…make better ear muffs when they die.Disca said:Important questions though... cats or dogs
But back to the original question…
Mine doesn’t go above about centre on a forum run, but then I tend not to drive flat out for 30 mins like I do on track…and anyone who even tries to is a fecking nutter.
On track, in summer, I can see 125-130 on the gauge (which might not be particularly accurate anyway), and once I even got an amber warning temp warning on a particularly hot Ring day in August.
Nothing since then, but I tend to stay away from the Ring at peak summer times as the hotel & ferry prices, combined with the very busy track, makes it not as enjoyable.
I tend to go to drive in March to May, and September to November…and go to watch the N24, VLN/NLS or historic races in between these.
Didnt you have an S54 that knocked its bearings out with low miles?
My first engine had a top-end/valve issue at 23,000 and was replaced under warranty.
My 2nd engine started making noise at 140,000 miles (163,000 on the car in total)…and I decided to not risk driving it any further until I had the whole thing sorted.