What Is The Highest Oil Temp You Have Seen?

M3-Coupe · 11-30-2010, 08:30 PM

Just wondering if this is normal.

Conditions were 82F and sunny, driving at a steady 80mph for 4 miles. Then stopped and took this photo after 10 minutes.

alpineweissM3 · 11-30-2010, 08:41 PM

Normal. When I did the M School at Spartanburg, the M3's were running about 275 all day long.

Krozi · 11-30-2010, 09:10 PM

Yea that's normal. On cooler days mine if pretty dead center and on warmer days center-slightly right.

Echo M3 · 11-30-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by M3-Coupe

Just wondering if this is normal.

Conditions were 82F and sunny, driving at a steady 80mph for 4 miles. Then stopped and took this photo after 10 minutes.

Perfectly normal. My car holds steady around ~240-250F at the track, so 210 is hardly breaking a sweat for an M3.

Krozi · 11-30-2010, 09:17 PM

Oh and just throwing this out there, the standard oil temp for the 335i is like 240-250...

noxredna · 12-01-2010, 01:11 AM

292F in Willow Springs on a 105F day... couldn't do more than 3 hot laps for the time attack event before the engine cuts power to let it cool down...

you're well within the limits, don't worry

JCtx · 12-01-2010, 01:44 AM

I get that even in winter. It varies from dead center to that position all year long, from freezing to triple digits. Driving normally, of course.

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alpineweissM3 I love my beautiful wife! 22 Rep 628 Posts Drives: e90 ///M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	Normal. When I did the M School at Spartanburg, the M3's were running about 275 all day long.
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Krozi Colonel 168 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoFla - Bonita Springs iTrader: (24)	Yea that's normal. On cooler days mine if pretty dead center and on warmer days center-slightly right. __________________ 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White//Fox Red//6MT// Florida Bimmer - Join us on FaceBook!
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Krozi Colonel 168 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoFla - Bonita Springs iTrader: (24)	Oh and just throwing this out there, the standard oil temp for the 335i is like 240-250... __________________ 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White//Fox Red//6MT// Florida Bimmer - Join us on FaceBook!
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12-01-2010, 01:11 AM	#6
noxredna Captain 63 Rep 672 Posts Drives: E92 M3, E30 M3, 1M, F10 M5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Singapore & San Fransisco iTrader: (0)	292F in Willow Springs on a 105F day... couldn't do more than 3 hot laps for the time attack event before the engine cuts power to let it cool down... you're well within the limits, don't worry
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	I get that even in winter. It varies from dead center to that position all year long, from freezing to triple digits. Driving normally, of course.
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