Jameslee540

I recently had a new dart block built The oil temp seems to be running high it's running at 190 in the old one never used to get above 140-ish is there something I could check before pulling the motor

Black Baja

iTrader: (2)

Yeah the whole water system. What is the water pressure?

Jameslee540

Forgot to add the water temp is fine I have good sized oil cooler and the water pressure is around 15

mike tkach

iTrader: (3)

what is wrong with 190 oil temp?

BenPerfected

Nothing a 218 oil thermostat wouldn't fix

getrdunn

iTrader: (7)

You running same sender and gauge? Same everything except for new build with dart block? You making more power = more heat. Personally I'd be stoked with 220 plus temps. 190 would be normal for many marine engines with coolers. In a nutshell id be more concerned about running 140 oil temps rather 190.

Black Baja

iTrader: (2)

I run 140-150 oil temp. Makes the oil last longer. 170-180 block temp. Makes the parts last longer.

Black Baja

iTrader: (2)

Has the water pressure always been 15? Or did it drop?

Jameslee540

Same everything and it never used to get this high I did use a different builder this time I also have a bow tie block and it hardly gets above 140 that's why I'm worried

mike tkach

iTrader: (3)

the block itself should have nothing to do with the oil temp.can you give us more info on the new build.