Oil Temp On Ford Galaxy Mk1

[littlelegs2403]

Hi, Can anyone tell me what the Permissable Oil temperature is for the mk1 galaxy as my computer readout went up to 105 degrees while i was cruising at just over 70mph and then when i came off the motorway it dropped back to 87 degrees,

[Shabazmo]

105 is normal and will go to 110 quite often. I have had mine upto 115C on a hot day in France with 7 on board, a roof box and aircon on full. That was 130K miles ago.

[bingo nightly]

My v6 seems to run at between 100 and 115 regularly.

[littlelegs2403]

My v6 seems to run at between 100 and 115 regularly.

 

Thnx for the reply, At least i will feel happier as im off to Cornwall in a couple of weeks, Cheers Terry

[littlelegs2403]

105 is normal and will go to 110 quite often. I have had mine upto 115C on a hot day in France with 7 on board, a roof box and aircon on full. That was 130K miles ago.

 

Thnx for the reply, At least i will feel happier as im off to Cornwall in a couple of weeks, Cheers Terry

[seatkid]

From the operators manual - "The engine speed should be reduced if the oil temperature rises to +145 deg C"

 

I have run for hours across Germany at 95mph in 37 deg C ambient with oil temperatures touching 130 deg C.

 

Note that temperatures above 100 deg C is desirable from from time to time to remove any water in the oil.

 

If you use good quality synthetic oil, oil temperatures should not be a concern. Oil temperatures are always considerably higher than cooling water temperatures.

 

Normal oil temperatures range from 95 to 115 deg for me. (1.9tdi 90 bhp AHU)