Oil temp low Coolant temp fine

opinion914 · 02-10-2021, 01:21 PM

Coolant temp comes up fine, even on these single-digit days it hit 90c within 10-15min and stays there.
Engine OIL temp however doesn't come up to normal range. I'm hovering around 160f.
Is there a thermostat within the oil loop?

Thx.
Kevin

Enabled · 02-10-2021, 01:56 PM

Are your drives just 10-15 minutes?

dreaming.haze · 02-10-2021, 02:20 PM

This is to be expected at that low of temperatures. I have seen the oil temp never fully get to operating temps during these rather cold winter days. If you are driving more city it will likely increase a bit quicker. But at highway speeds I noted that the engine just isn't stressed enough at 70mph with the cold wind cooling things down. If you are going on a longer trip out. Keep the gearbox in 6th or 7th gear for a bit. Should see the temps come up.

opinion914 · 02-10-2021, 02:41 PM

Thanks for the replies, guys. It was a 30 minute highway/secondary road ride this AM that I noticed the low oil temps.

TheSpider9319 · 04-01-2021, 05:02 AM

my car needs like 30m of highway to get to temp. I supopse its the normal thing

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opinion914 Private First Class 48 Rep 162 Posts Drives: F31 N47 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Orange County NY iTrader: (0)	Oil temp low Coolant temp fine Coolant temp comes up fine, even on these single-digit days it hit 90c within 10-15min and stays there. Engine OIL temp however doesn't come up to normal range. I'm hovering around 160f. Is there a thermostat within the oil loop? Thx. Kevin
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dreaming.haze Private 74 Rep 80 Posts Drives: 328d xDrive wagon Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Indianapolis iTrader: (1)	This is to be expected at that low of temperatures. I have seen the oil temp never fully get to operating temps during these rather cold winter days. If you are driving more city it will likely increase a bit quicker. But at highway speeds I noted that the engine just isn't stressed enough at 70mph with the cold wind cooling things down. If you are going on a longer trip out. Keep the gearbox in 6th or 7th gear for a bit. Should see the temps come up. Last edited by dreaming.haze; 02-10-2021 at 03:39 PM..
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02-10-2021, 02:41 PM	#4
opinion914 Private First Class 48 Rep 162 Posts Drives: F31 N47 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Orange County NY iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the replies, guys. It was a 30 minute highway/secondary road ride this AM that I noticed the low oil temps.
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TheSpider9319 New Member 3 Rep 14 Posts Drives: BMW F30 320D 184hp Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Spain iTrader: (0)	my car needs like 30m of highway to get to temp. I supopse its the normal thing
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