Oil Temperature - New Car

[Mi16 Man]

To the OP, 102C is normal.....my 300km old GTI gets up to 105C, especially in traffic / carparks. But, in my old 206 GTi180 around Wakefield or Eastern Creek, it would easily maintain 120-125C on a track day.

Keep enjoying the car!
Stu

[Pacmaniman]

2000kms GTI MKVI and regularly see oil temps 100 - 105

[Transporter]

2000kms GTI MKVI and regularly see oil temps 100 - 105

It is normal.

[brad]

Hmm...thanks for the info Manaz. So many threads on breaking in your engine, not sure which to go with: break it in properly, or gun it right away.

i would think there is a happy medium somewhere between your current running in procedure & "gunning it".

So, for the dummy in me, 102 degrees is nothing to worry about? Just thinking down the road with hot Sydney summers..wonder what the oil will be like when it's 40 outside.

Thanks!

It's synthetic oil. The vehicle has a water/oil heat exchanger. It will be fine.

If you didn't have the temperature guage you'd be none-the-wiser & wouldn't give a toss

Somewhere in this forum, WhiteJames has a jolly old time describing his running-in procedure & oil temperature. It's probably worth a read if you can cut through the references to the 3rd person.

[Mi16 Man]

As an update, I saw 115C on the oil temp display the other day.....was chasing (hard) a Lotus Elise.......

[Boldy]

Highest I've seen on my R is 95c, usually sits around 84-88c. You guys must really be flogging it or the R just dissipates the heat faster.

[Corey_R]

or the R just dissipates the heat faster.

The R's oil temp range is certainly different to the GTI and many of the other VW's. Mine sits in the 84 to 88 range as well. Whilst it can certainly get over 100, you'd be pushing things if you're on the public roads!

[shakespeare]

My R is similar 88-93c is average for most of my drives and this is in WA with ambient temps in Summer around 38c +

Is the Mk VI GTI motor chain driven? Would this make it warmer?

[warped_foobie]

Doesn't the R have a seperate air based oil cooler though? as the gti has the oil to water cooler?

[shakespeare]

Doesn't the R have a seperate air based oil cooler though? as the gti has the oil to water cooler?

Some discussion here - consensus is that it's an additional radiator which acts as a DSG oil cooler.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f112/golf-r-observations-questions-46381-388.html

[gldgti]

Cant help thinking if you guys didnt have oil temp displayed in your MFD you would never have worried about this at all!

[SMOK3Y]

easiest thing to do is untick box for 'OIL'

[Diesel_vert]

Cant help thinking if you guys didnt have oil temp displayed in your MFD you would never have worried about this at all!

Precisely one of the reasons why many manufacturers stopped putting oil temperature gauges in vehicles (or at least not make this sort of info easily accessible to Joe Public).

[kryten2001]

Mine generally runs around 100-104 (worked Mk5 Pirelli), but I've had it up to 120-130 on track days.

In terms of break in, give it plenty of welly but don't redline the poor thing constantly. Break ins should be hard (certainly not babied).

I gave mine a reasonably good flogging straight away (obviously let it cool down before I shut it off), and the motor is smooth and runs like stink now.

Some people really worry about the turbos, but it's also important to understand the turbos have 2 coolant lines - both oil and water. The water pumps continue to run for a few mins after the car's turned off - which is why a turbo timer isn't needed. That begin said, the oil DOES get shut off when you turn off your engine, so it's a good idea to let it idle for a min or two, especially if you've just been racing/caning it. Similar deal with your brakes - don't stop the car and let it sit when they're red hot, let them cool down by driving slowly before you stop your car..

This is an age old debate which has little evidence to the downside (i.e. flogging has not seen broken engines that I recall). It's not like the good old days. Prior to the late 80s, engines weren't built with the same precision as they are now. The whole 'break in' thing is a throw back from then.

The main reason manufacturers recommend a break in, is so you can bed in all the other components (brakes etc), and if there is a manufacturing defect it's best to locate it before you put the engine under full load...

I wouldn't worry about it. Just don't abuse it (i.e. redline then shut it off straight away), and you'll be good to go.

[Oriesiare]

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Revolutionary work you have here.