Piston slap LS3 - this is very interesting

[Mayuri Krab]

Unfortunately the temp meter on the dash is not a good indicator. Mine is up to temp within only a few mins of driving. My Wife BMW X3 takes ages to reach 100degress which is the normal operating temp. Its a Diesel mind you however I don't think that makes much difference. I trust that my SS is at temp when the piston slap noise is gone which takes about 10mins

Modern-ish BMWs don't actually have a coolant temperature gauge (will show a yellow warning on dash when coolant temperature is high and a red warning when temperature is critical), that temp gauge is most likely the oil temperature gauge.

For my mum's f30 328i it takes a good 10 minutes just for the oil temp to start moving from its lowest mark (70 deg C).

 

[07GTS]

Is this the stock tune or does Holden flash this for customers who complain?

totally stock tune all the LS engines have it, also the diesel engines take longer to get up to temp as diesel itself controls alot of the heat so running them lean is cooler and too rich can melt pistons

 

[Milo 6.0]

The oil holden tell you to run is way too thin for these motors,its all about fuel economy for holden so the thinner the better,not engine protection...
Ill be running penrite ten tenths 10w40 in my 6.0 when i get around to servicing it.

 

[426Cuda]

The oil holden tell you to run is way too thin for these motors,its all about fuel economy for holden so the thinner the better,not engine protection...
Ill be running penrite ten tenths 10w40 in my 6.0 when i get around to servicing it.

I once ran Penrite ten tenths full zinc 10w 40 in my L77. It didn't like it at all. I went straight back to Penrite Enviro Plus 5w40 and it loved it. Still does. 90,000k's, with plenty of tacho romping and redline gear shifts and it's still quite as a mouse.

 

[Heron SSV]

I have performace menu enabled and looking at the engine temp. The coolant gets up to 100 degrees in 5-6 min, but the engine oil temp takes at least 10-15 min to hit 100 degrees

A little off topic Ron, but I'm curious what temp yours runs at, seeing as you can see the actual coolant temp. Does it fluctuate much while driving?

 

[Anthony121]

Hmm, remind me not to buy a car from you

Buying a car from me would be the best car you would ever buy. Serviced regularly and very well looked after. My last Calias V was in mint condition. The guy loved it but screwed me on price. I see it regualry still after 2 years but he should bloody wash it.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

A little off topic Ron, but I'm curious what temp yours runs at, seeing as you can see the actual coolant temp. Does it fluctuate much while driving?

It's usually about 100 degrees. Varies by less than 5 degrees up or down depending on driving conditions/traffic

Oil temp does not fluctuate much
Usually around 105 degrees with couple degrees up or down. Never seen it go above 108 degrees..

 

[Skylarking]

Buying a car from me would be the best car you would ever buy. Serviced regularly and very well looked after. My last Calias V was in mint condition. The guy loved it but screwed me on price. I see it regualry still after 2 years but he should bloody wash it.

It was a joke

 

[Immortality]

It's usually about 100 degrees. Varies by less than 5 degrees up or down depending on driving conditions/traffic

Oil temp does not fluctuate much
Usually around 105 degrees with couple degrees up or down. Never seen it go above 108 degrees..

I thought the oil temp was calculated on the VE/VF rather than an actual oil temp sensor?

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I thought the oil temp was calculated on the VE/VF rather than an actual oil temp sensor?

No idea where data is pulled from...
Thats what the screen says