oil temp? in subaru EJ

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 · 17 Apr 2006, 3:55 pm

#476880

what oil temp are most ej20 convertions running at.
thanks
bob

[ Edited on 17-4-2006 by kombibob ]

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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 · 17 Apr 2006, 6:08 pm

#476917

the reason i ask is my new ej20 powered bay is sitting at 120deg c on the speco oil gauge, the water temp is between 80 and 90deg c
and the oil on the dip stick is not hot to touch.
should i iginore the speco gauge? or is that normal.

[ Edited on 17-4-2006 by kombibob ]

1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

tassupervee That really hurts doesnt it!

1,171 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 17 Apr 2006, 6:18 pm

#476921

120C or 120F
If 120Deg.C oil temp is too high in normal circumstances.

80 to 90 Deg C is fine for water.

Id be suspicious of that guage M8

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76camper Fahrvergnugen

884 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 19 Apr 2006, 9:52 pm

#478072

next oil change whip out the oil temp sensor or when eva u can and chuck it in a boiling pot of water and should read 100 on gauge.

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GeorgeL Officially Full-On Dubber

231 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 20 Apr 2006, 2:16 am

#478154

76camper wrote:next oil change whip out the oil temp sensor or when eva u can and chuck it in a boiling pot of water and should read 100 on gauge.

Or slightly below 100, depending upon water purity and altitude.

This never used to make a diffrerence, but these days with accurate digital guages is sometimes does.

George