RE: Engine Temperatures

["Cooley, Christopher" <Christopher.Cooley@bactc.com>]

My GLX runs happily in the 200-220f zone around the bay area.  I also
run a 10w-30 Castrol Synthetic which seems to ideal.  



	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Brian Gracek [SMTP:bgracek@cloudnet.com]
	Sent:	Saturday, May 23, 1998 12:16 AM
	To:	jettaglx@igtc.COM
	Subject:	Re: Engine Temperatures

	>I was wondering what everyone was running for average oil
temperatures for
	>VR6's.
	>I own a '92 SLC.  My engine has 50,000 miles on it and I
(mistakably) am
	>running
	>10-30 Castrol Syntec Blend (soon to be 20-50).  My engine
temperatures
	>around town
	>on warm days seems to reach between 236-252 (often in the
higher range).
	>Is this
	>too high?  The temperature doesn't seem to come down too much
after it reaches
	>this high.  Could this be because of my light choice of oil
grades or
	>maybe I need
	>a coolant flush (which I've never had done)?  Please advise.
	>
	>David
	>92 SLC VR6
	>Chrome VR6 badges
	>Tinted tail lights and side markers
	>P-chip
	>K+N replacement OEM filter
	>Air box mods
	>Alpine Cass+CD Changer+Boston Sub
	>Passat Cupholder

	The temps are NORMAL for a VR6.  They are NOT too high, but are
higher than
	some other engines out there.  Try an oil cooler if you think
that the
	temps are too high.  220F is a minimum to keep the water out of
the oil
	(water vaporizes at 212F).

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