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Originally Posted by ArthurS
So I should be fine if I get a tranny cooler. Scott, my oil temp gauge has been at 210 most of this summer. Is it because I am running thicker oil? During winter time it was around 185 now anywhere from 190 to 210 depending on the day and time I guess.
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I think you're fine without the oil cooler, unless you start running track days, or have to sit in Bay Area traffic a lot.
200-220 is the normal operating temp for the oil, IIRC. If you're in that range, your fine... when you start getting above 220, then things are getting a little hot. When I had the oil temp gauge in my car, I never saw it over 220... and that's even autocrossing in 95F weather in Sac. Of course, the auto tranny generates more heat, which could contribute to heat soak of the whole drive train, but I doubt even that would raise the oil temp much.