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So I just got back from a track day at Gimli Motorsports park in Manitoba. It was my first time out there and I had an absolute blast. My 2016 392 Scat Pack performed great. The 6 piston Brembos got hot enough to smell them, but no fade whatsoever. Good predictable handling, transmission and diff worked great, all went well except for one minor issue: High oil temp.
To be fair, it was pretty hot at the track, about 28 C on the hottest session, and I was pushing the car pretty hard. Sessions are 20 mins, and I was near the end of it. I checked the performance pages display and my engine oil temp had got up to 137 C, or about 278 Fahrenheit. At that point, I backed off and did a cooldown lap. The car had no warning lights or limp modes or anything like that, still had plenty of power, but that scared me a little. The coolant temp stayed pretty normal, I don't think it exceeded 105 C.
I don't think I hurt the engine (I hope not anyway), and still runs perfect as far as I can tell. I checked the oil level between sessions (I accidently overfilled it a little bit) but it was never low. I am wondering if that's normal for a 392 with the factory oil/coolant heat exchanger to get that high? Should I change the oil now after getting it that hot?
To be fair, it was pretty hot at the track, about 28 C on the hottest session, and I was pushing the car pretty hard. Sessions are 20 mins, and I was near the end of it. I checked the performance pages display and my engine oil temp had got up to 137 C, or about 278 Fahrenheit. At that point, I backed off and did a cooldown lap. The car had no warning lights or limp modes or anything like that, still had plenty of power, but that scared me a little. The coolant temp stayed pretty normal, I don't think it exceeded 105 C.
I don't think I hurt the engine (I hope not anyway), and still runs perfect as far as I can tell. I checked the oil level between sessions (I accidently overfilled it a little bit) but it was never low. I am wondering if that's normal for a 392 with the factory oil/coolant heat exchanger to get that high? Should I change the oil now after getting it that hot?