Oil temps

opie · Apr 26, 2016

What are you guys/gals seeing for oil temps during normal driving?

I regularly hover between 213 and 222.

Normal? Pulling a trailer in tow haul and it can climb when operating at elevated rpm.

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Ronan · Apr 26, 2016

I'm usually ~206, a little spirited driving will put me ~219

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RoadDog66 · Apr 26, 2016

Sounds about right. I'm normally in the 206-216 range.

Edit: The cooler kicks in around 212 - 216 mark. In cooler weather (50-60 F) it rarely goes above 208 in normal driving.

dmills0130 · Apr 26, 2016

I'm normally around 206. Highest I've seen was 221 pulling my little truck through the hills of TN and KY

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Danno · Apr 26, 2016

190 everyonce in while break 200

stoney · Apr 26, 2016

Normal driving and not in the winter, around 100 degrees C.
Normal driving in the winter, around 90 degrees C.
Towing in the summer, I think it was between 105 and 110 degrees.

SouthTexan · Apr 26, 2016

Dang, that 6.4L runs hot.

mtofell · Apr 27, 2016

SouthTexan said:
Dang, that 6.4L runs hot.

Is there a point here or is this just bait for another gas vs. diesel thing?

drittal · Apr 27, 2016

Those temps seem about normal for the 6.4l.

SouthTexan · Apr 27, 2016

mtofell said:
Is there a point here or is this just bait for another gas vs. diesel thing?

Wow, you are starting act like Drittal. Take off the tin foil hat because this was not some conspiracy comment to turn anything into a diesel versus gas thing. My comment was out of genuine surprise of how high the normal temps are. So am I not allowed to be surprised on how high the temps are with normal driving? Did I say that the 6.4L running that hot was a bad thing versus a diesel? Hell, it could be that the 6.4L is designed to run at that temp for all I know. I was just surprised on how high they were, and would have said the same thing if it were a diesel or any other engine running with those temps. Sheesh you two are paranoid and even take posts that are not bashing as some sort of attack. You and Drittal should grab a cold one an relax.

Danno · Apr 27, 2016

SouthTexan said:
Wow, you are starting act like Drittal. Take off the tin foil hat because this was not some conspiracy comment to turn anything into a diesel versus gas thing. My comment was out of genuine surprise of how high the normal temps are. So am I not allowed to be surprised on how high the temps are with normal driving? Did I say that the 6.4L running that hot was a bad thing versus a diesel? Hell, it could be that the 6.4L is designed to run at that temp for all I know. I was just surprised on how high they were, and would have said the same thing if it were a diesel or any other engine running with those temps. Sheesh you two are paranoid and even take posts that are not bashing as some sort of attack. You and Drittal should grab a cold one an relax.

Did you watch the 6.4 get spanked, no. Its was more of a old school beat down on the Ike Gauntlet? It should come with a graphic warning! I Will give the short verison.

Ram 6.4 towing capacity of 15k but towing 12500.
Chevy 6.0 towing capacity 13k towing at max limit.

The outdated less powerful chevy left the 6.4 even though the chevy was at max capacity and ram wasn't. The 6.4 isn't what it's all cracked up to be.

2014 Ram 2500 HD: 6.4L HEMI vs. 6.0L Chevy [Ike Gauntlet HD] - The Fast Lane Truck

SouthTexan · Apr 27, 2016

Something tells me this thread is going to go down in flames and I am going to get blamed for it somehow.

theviking · Apr 27, 2016

I actually agree with SouthTexan here, don't think it was a shot at the 6.4. Who the fk wants to see the Gauntlet video discussed yet again. It's been beaten to death and debated over and over again. Be happy they didn't test the 5.7 in the HD as well. That would have been a real beating.

Danno · Apr 27, 2016

theviking said:
I actually agree with SouthTexan here, don't think it was a shot at the 6.4. Who the fk wants to see the Gauntlet video discussed yet again. It's been beaten to death and debated over and over again. Be happy they didn't test the 5.7 in the HD as well. That would have been a real beating.

They need to run the 5.7 vs the 6.4 up the Ike. Theres plenty reviews of the 5.7 in the HD hanging with the 6.0 that smoked the 6.4. Wouldnt be suprised if FCA paid them not to run a comparision due to the old 5.7 doing better. Maybe the 5.7 can meet its advertised capacity where the 6.4 can't.

Then there's the whole conversation of the 6.4 can't even pull the advertised weight. J2807 rated, if thats the case the chevy 6.0 is way underrated and 6.4 is highly overrated.

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theviking · Apr 27, 2016

Maybe you can convince TFL to run a 5.7HD up the Ike. Until then, show me a dyno run of your truck and we can compare curves to what's been posted out there for a stock 6.4. We can leave the various conspiracy theories out of the discussion.

And what does any of this have to do with oil temps?

opie · Apr 27, 2016

Ultimately I am curious if an oil cooler would be warranted. Not a large one but enough to keep the temp around 200.

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SouthTexan · Apr 27, 2016

opie said:
Ultimately I am curious if an oil cooler would be warranted. Not a large one but enough to keep the temp around 200.

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I think the 6.4L already has an oil cooler right next to the oil filter. Before adding another one, maybe you can ask Ram (not a Ram dealer) at the link below. These temps may be normal and why a 0W40 synthetic oil is required since a synthetic oil handles heat better, and grade 40 has a better viscosity at higher temps than the lower grades. Grade 40 oil has a minimum viscosity of 12.5mm/s at 212F while grade 30 is at 9.3mm/s and grade 20 is at 5.6mm/s.

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opie · Apr 27, 2016

Thanks. I'll have to look better next time I'm under the truck. I didn't notice a cooler.

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Danno · Apr 27, 2016

SouthTexan said:
I think the 6.4L already has an oil cooler right next to the oil filter. Before adding another one, maybe you can ask Ram (not a Ram dealer) at the link below. These temps may be normal and why a 0W40 synthetic oil is required since a synthetic oil handles heat better, and grade 40 has a better viscosity at higher temps than the lower grades. Grade 40 oil has a minimum viscosity of 12.5mm/s at 212F while grade 30 is at 9.3mm/s and grade 20 is at 5.6mm/s.

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Theres an oil cooler mopar PN 04893200AC item 21, you Will need it if it's going to struggle as we seen.

theviking said:
Maybe you can convince TFL to run a 5.7HD up the Ike. Until then, show me a dyno run of your truck and we can compare curves to what's been posted out there for a stock 6.4. We can leave the various conspiracy theories out of the discussion.

And what does any of this have to do with oil temps?

I would love to see a stock dyno from Ram on the 6.4l, would you happen to have one as I have not been able to find one at all. Theres plenty out there for a 5.7l from Ram.

Personnaly a dyno means nothing if the real world performance doesn't match as we seen in the Ike challenge.

theviking · Apr 27, 2016

Danno, do us all a favor and take your issues elsewhere if you don't have anything useful to add. All you seem to do in your recent posts if bash the 6.4 based upon whatever bs you can dig up. If it make you feel better about your 5.7 then good for you. But keep it to yourself and stop derailing threads.

Anyone that thinks 220 is too hot when towing through hills/mountains doesn't know wtf they are talking about.

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