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Engine Oil and Auto Trans Oil Temps? 700 1989

posted by  someone claiming to be philip bradley on  Mon Apr 21 02:32 CST 2003 [RELATED]

I have installed larger oil and trans coolers in my 89 745T, using Permacool thermostats in place of the sandwich style oil thermostat and the radiator cooler (that functions somewhat like a thermo in that it helps to both heat up and cool down the trans fluid). I also installed temp gauges that I did not have before, so I have no reference. And I have not verified them with a Raytek or similar infrared yet. My oil seems to stay down around 165 most of the time, and it takes a while to heat up when the car is first started. My trans fluid also takes a while to heat up, but it will go as high as around 180. I have not been driving the car hard yet, as I am breaking in the new engine and have only about 230 miles on it. Do these temps seem correct?

Thanks,

Philip Bradley
pbonsalb@juno.com








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    Engine Oil and Auto Trans Oil Temps? 700 1989

    posted by  someone claiming to be Andrew Colesanti on  Mon Apr 21 10:26 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    Hello Philip, I hope all is well with you. I am considering switching to an aftermarket oil cooler setup too. I want to get rid of the factory setup to make it easy to fit the larger B&M super cooler. What should I be looking at for these items, ford units, or?








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    Engine Oil and Auto Trans Oil Temps? 700 1989

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    posted by  Paul S. on  Mon Apr 21 04:48 CST 2003
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    Philip,

    The engine temp. seem really low. (I assume you are talking about °F) What are the thermostat beginning open and full open temps?
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      Engine Oil and Auto Trans Oil Temps? (whoops in addition) 700 1989

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      posted by  Paul S. on  Mon Apr 21 04:58 CST 2003
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      With engine oil temp too low, the condensation/water never leaves....but is 165°F always too low?.....maybe, maybe not. What weight oil are you using? Maybe run for a little while - Change oil, then run for awhile again (1000 or so miles) and do an oil anaylsis.

      The trans. temp seems fine....I have seen much hotter.

      good questions for www.bobistheoilguy.com
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