Car 3 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2021 Hi there - I have recently started competing a 1996 M3 EVO - with many years of Targa racing under its belt - and wonder what the oil temperature should be after around 10 minutes of reasonably hard track racing? I am hitting 240F at Pukekohe, which freaks me out a bit, and was getting up to 230 at HD. Short shifting brings it down, but is not always practical if you are chasing a podium. It has never had the head off and is running consistent 53-56 oil pressure (and the silly dash water temperature gauge seems to never change from one-over-midway). Thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted May 21, 2021 Why are you measuring your temps using sticks and stones? And what units are you measuring your oil pressure in? 🤣 115*C is nothing to worry about. The dash gauge is buffered, you can actually code out the buffer but then it moves all over the place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Car 3 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2021 Hi M3AN - thanks for that. I am running calibrated ProComp oil pressure and temp gauges (in PSI and Fahrenheit respectively), which is what I'm using as my reference data. Not sure how accurate the dash oil temp gauge (in *C) is so don't pay attention to this nor the factory water temp. Thanks for your point re the dash gauge buffering - might get this reset as suggested Good to hear re 115*C - I am still new to the car and amazed at how variable the oil temperature is over the course of a 15-20 minute race. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
