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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice
Scott, where is your oil temp sensor located? I stuck mine where the factory sensor was, simply because subaru didn't have the tapped oil galley plug in stock. I think I will move it to the other location eventually and put a pressure sensor in the factory spot. On average my oil temps around 180-210.
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Mine's in the top of the block in a drilled/tapped plug. I've also run it in my remote oil filter block in the past, which should read pretty cool compared to the actual temps, and I was still seeing ridiculous temps on the track.
Your oil temps should always be above about 180 once the car warms up. Cooler than that and you're too cold for the proper oil viscosity. 240 is a pretty good number for "as hot as you should see without worrying about it" as long as you're not always running that hot. Over 240 and the oil starts thinning out.
At 285, you might as well just pull into the pits and guess which rod is knocking this time.