oil temp at 250

JohnEd · August 01, 2011, 01:18:55 PM

JC,

Only from watching my gauges I can say that you are correct. My engine oil on any engine I have ever had gauges on runs hotter than the water except in the winter. In the winter it takes maybe a half hour to come up to the coolant temp. During that time the oil is accumulating water. If I never came up to temp I would have sludge for oil in a short time. Given your location up north in Canada I would think this is a familiar topic to you. In Pa I changed my oil monthly in the winter cause I could never get the engine hot on short shopping trips and such. But hotter is relative. The point my Chevron dealer made was that sustained 240F was too high and hitting 270, even for a short time, was detrimental. He thought 210 or 220 for sustained operation was ideal cause the additives would not be depleted at an accelerated rate and the water contaminant would be quickly dissipated. I didn't check this guys credential over the phone but he seemed credible. Now if DDEC shuts down the engine at 270, as Clifford says, and the engine Mfr sets that sort of limit, according to the oil rep, then 270 is the danger point regardless of the engine make as far as I am concerned and if my "norm" is above 220 I should be looking for a "fix".

But, you are right.

John

luvrbus · August 01, 2011, 01:24:52 PM

239* JohnEd

good luck

JohnEd · August 01, 2011, 01:31:36 PM

239....that what I said. Go back and read it again..... see? LOL LOL LOL

Uh....UMMM....I was just trying to see if you were paying attention.

Did you locate any of those fans I was asking about? Now that I know you are up and kick'n. LOL

John

luvrbus · August 01, 2011, 01:48:18 PM

JohnEd you are welcome to fans if you come to Quartzsite I will deliver but packing and shipping not going to happen lol

good luck

JohnEd · August 01, 2011, 03:29:42 PM

Clifford,

Thanks. Quartz it is then. I'll have my GPS to locate you. I should have plenty of room after I drop off the insulation for Val. If you have 4 I can use them....any size.

John

David Anderson · August 23, 2011, 08:27:45 AM

We left Cloudcroft and are now in Durango. I noticed that even on the 16 mile decent from Cloudcroft to Alamogordo with the engine coasting the temperature never drops below 210. Seems like it would assume the 170~180 temp of the coolant water. Under a moderate load the temp stays around 220~230 all the time. In climbs it goes to 240. Hard climbs in low gears 250+. I'm not sure what's wrong if anything, but I watch it closely and of course worry. Does it matter that my temp probe is in the oil pan? Should it be in a different place?

David

luvrbus · August 23, 2011, 08:37:28 AM

On a double oil cooler on the DD the transmission will heat the oil what temps are you getting on the transmission ? short periods of high oil temp won't hurt you David same with transmissions even on a DDEC they need to have a high temp reading for a few minutes before they do their thing

good luck

Just Dallas · August 23, 2011, 10:20:26 AM

David, I personally would be looking at voltage drop between your engine and the dash. Somethin' ain't kosher in New Mexico if your water temp is 195°, and the engine oil is still reading those high temps, especially if the auto transmission is reading lower than the engine oil temp.

Do yourself a favor..... add a couple of mechanical oil temp gauges and bring them up trough a hole in the rear of the bus to a convenient place in whatever setup you have back there.

A long time ago I was worried because after about 2 hours of driving, uphill, downhill, on the flats or in the city, my coolant temp would climb to 240° and stay there... even after shutting the bus down for a couple of hours. When I started the engine back up, after 15 minutes, it was right back at 240°.
Fast Fred finally gave me a hint..... the voltage regulator was set wrong. After running for a period of time, the VR would go up to about 14.8v @ 160a. The sender was meant to be accurate at 13.8 or less and the extra voltage would cause all manor of havoc in the system.

Good luck with your problem I hope I've helped just a little bit.

PS: If your oil temp is really that high, find a stopping place while the temp is high, shut down the engine without a cool down, grab the wife's candy thermometer and hold it against the oil pan with a pot holder for a few minutes. That will tell you if the oil temp is really what the gauge says, even though it will lose a few degrees by the time you get back there.

DF

luvrbus · August 23, 2011, 10:38:37 AM

That could be it Dallas he is having a over charging problem forgot all about that he posted that on our Eagles board a couple of days ago

good luck

thomasinnv · August 23, 2011, 02:13:49 PM

Quote from: Just Dallas on August 23, 2011, 10:20:26 AM

PS: If your oil temp is really that high, find a stopping place while the temp is high, shut down the engine without a cool down, grab the wife's candy thermometer and hold it against the oil pan with a pot holder for a few minutes. That will tell you if the oil temp is really what the gauge says, even though it will lose a few degrees by the time you get back there.

DF

Or a half second shot with the infra red thermometer that every busnut should have would do just fine.

David Anderson · August 23, 2011, 02:24:24 PM

I checked with an IR gun in San Antonio NM. it was 205 and the dash gauge was 210.
My voltage on the Albuquerque to Durango leg was normal 13.5 which is right in the middle of the range on the gauge. What puzzles me is that my normal operating oil temp is always about 230. Seems it should be in the 210 range, but I don't know what is normal other than book specs 200~240.

We will climb Wolf Creek Pass later on in the week. I'll check with the IR gun on the pan, and oil cooler when we get to the top. That will give me some more references to discuss.

Below was my view out my window for 3 weeks while in Cloudcroft. Nice. 72 highs, 48 lows. Beats the heck out of south Texas right now.

David

luvrbus · August 23, 2011, 02:36:50 PM

David, depending on the turbo housing and injectors 200-250 is ok for a 6v92 and the reading at the oil pan will be higher than at the galley were the DDEC reads by as much as 15 degrees fwiw

good luck

David Anderson · September 10, 2011, 07:36:09 PM

When I stopped at the top of Wolf Creek Pass, I checked temps with the IR gun.
Oil cooler water jacket was 170. Oil pan was 255. The dash temp showed 250 when I stopped at the top. My water temp on the dash gauge was 195 street side bank, 190 curb side bank.

Clifford, it seems my problem may be perceived in my mind, and I probably don't have a problem at all, I hope.

David

JohnEd · September 10, 2011, 07:54:47 PM

I think you are right and I am happy for ya.

John

wal1809 · September 11, 2011, 05:29:36 AM

I am jealous! We spent a week every year 30 miles north of Pagosa Springs, Co. We would fly fish the streams up there. The weather is so nice this time of year. Anyway, how was did the bus do on the climbs? I have a 6v92 as well and I am certainly going to have to learn how to climb them before too long.