What should the oil temp be in a RS?

[CanberravRS]

bradw's posting about the engine temperature in the 1.8 reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask you guys and girls.

The Octavia RS has a digital oil temperature read out in the MFD, but there is no indication of what "good" or "bad" should be - unlike the coolant gauge. I've read the manual, including the Australian technical supplement.

Normally it hovers around the 99 deg mark when warmed up, sometimes I've seen it at 102 deg when I drive it a bit harder. But the first time I took it and the trailer camping at the coast, it climbed to around 115 deg by the time we got to the top of the Clyde. My stress levels climbed in synch with the oil temperature! Not sure if I'd be game to do that in the middle of summer.

So, what should it be? At what temperature do I start to panic, shut down the car, call Skoda Assist?

From a mechanical perspective, dont stress, Modern Synthetic motor oils are happy up to 135-140. Yes if your doing a lot of Clyde Mountain runs then get a 7500klm service for oil and filter. If your over 140deg then worry.

dont stress at 115 its nothing.

[BlackSuperb]

From a mechanical perspective, dont stress, Modern Synthetic motor oils are happy up to 135-140. Yes if your doing a lot of Clyde Mountain runs then get a 7500klm service for oil and filter. If your over 140deg then worry.

dont stress at 115 its nothing.

Yes new oils are happy up to 135-140 but is the temperature measured at its hottest point in your engine?

[aslsw]

Thanks for the advice everyone. The high temperature is not a regular thing, I just noticed it on the first occasion that I drove up the Clyde Mtn with the trailer. And that shouldn't be regular either - maybe 3-4 times a year at most.

So, at this stage I won't panic but when I drive the mountain with the trailer on I WILL be watching the oil temp.

[brad]

My car hasn't got an oil temp gauge and I don't think I'm missing out not having one. If you didn't have the gauge, you wouldn't look at it & would continue to drive up Clyde Mountain in blissful ignorance. One of the reasons I didn't fit the Kufatec kit.

We've even had a few cars now without a water temp gauge. Blue light for cold, no light for "hammer it", red light for "somethings wrong".

[CanberravRS]

Yes new oils are happy up to 135-140 but is the temperature measured at its hottest point in your engine?

My comments where just based on 15 years of motor racing experience where the oil temp was always measured in the Pump or Sump so you are getting the average, of course the oils going to be intensely hot when its sprayed up underneath the piston to the gudgeon pin area, but these cars have oil coolers, although small, but they do a decent enough job.