Operating Temp ???

[Five Five]

What kind of oil operating temperatures you all running ....... and what would consider to be overheated .....

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[Steve1028]

I just got a BDM dipstick oil temp gauge, not sure how accurate, but at 70 air temp, I never saw the gauge go over 170. Rode for an hour, combination of city and highway, Amsoil 20w-50

 

[Five Five]

Thanks Steve .....
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[heems]

I run synthetic as well and my BDM oil dip stick/temp gauge hovers around 180-210 depending on outside air temp and city/highway. Cheers.

 

[chacha]

You should be getting to 180 if you expect to ever get the water evaporated out - condensation will build as the motor cools. Keeping it under 250 (which is where a volitility test is done for oil) is a good plan. Oil Life pretty much starts going out the door at 280 or so....

 

[phatchopper300]

As others have said I run about 175-200.

 

[Five Five]

Good info ...thanks for the replies...

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[toodie]

I have one of those BDM oil filler temp guages and too not sure how accurate. Summer time hot out around 220-230. Other day about 50 degrees out it was running around 190-200.