2001 F350 engine oil temp issues
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2001 F350 engine oil temp issues
Hi guys, I have a 2001 F350 7.3L, banks inter cooler, performance compressor wheel, Big Hoss Banks tune. The truck runs like a champ and pulls anything, but my engine oil temps worry me. I have the banks pillar gauges, oil temp runs about 210 running gently. Even when empty if I pull a grade or romp on it the temp pushes 240 degrees. If I am loaded I run a steady 235, then I have to consciously work to keep the temp under 260 degrees. The gauge appears correct because I have tripped the service engine light before and you can smell the engine heat if I push it. Factory coolant gauge is always normal, slightly less the half way in the normal range. Is this because of the extra fuel /power or is there a problem? Also has anybody found a good fix for this? I was considering an additional oil cooler. Does anybody know of a good one for it?
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Thanks KDR358, sometimes it just takes a different perspective to state the obvious. I was ready to tear down and check bearings and other wear and really starting to sweat it. I overlooked the obvious, go back to factory and see if there is really a problem 1st. I didn't get a chance to yet, but I now feel it is likely the turbo and juice making it hotter than the water temp. I don't want to harm my toy, but I love the pulling power, I'll check it out and look for a cooler to get that temp down while hauling.
Thanks again
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Just connected a diagnostic reader to my truck while driving. I found that my factory water temp gauge is wrong, temp went to 255 F while pulling a mountain and the reader went to error. The truck was set back to factory and I was running the truck unloaded. My oil temp hit 240 F. So actually my oil is trying to cool the water!! Back to further investigating.
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Just connected a diagnostic reader to my truck while driving. I found that my factory water temp gauge is wrong, temp went to 255 F while pulling a mountain and the reader went to error. The truck was set back to factory and I was running the truck unloaded. My oil temp hit 240 F. So actually my oil is trying to cool the water!! Back to further investigating.
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Found things to be OK in the end, sender to gauges was faulty. Put in a new water temp and oil temp gauge, then exchanged sender for oil temp because was still too hot, now they all read similar
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