Where is your oil temp gauge at....?
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Where is your oil temp gauge at....?
Like the title says, where is your oil temp gauge at when you have fully warmed up? I don't know if mine is normal because mine is just above the midpoint when it is fully warmed up. I just wanted to see if this was normal because I have seen most cars at just below the midpoint. I have a 2006 C230 SS. I got about 6,000 miles on the car.
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It's actually not the oil temperature. It's actually the coolant temperature.
Mine is a bit past the half way mark. I'd say around 90 degrees centigrade. Very important that it stays under 100 degrees centigrade since that's the boiling temperature of water. Naturally, since we add antifreeze and overboil solution to our water, the actual boiling point is around 125 degrees. But high heat will put greater wear and tear on the car.
Mine is a bit past the half way mark. I'd say around 90 degrees centigrade. Very important that it stays under 100 degrees centigrade since that's the boiling temperature of water. Naturally, since we add antifreeze and overboil solution to our water, the actual boiling point is around 125 degrees. But high heat will put greater wear and tear on the car.
