What temperature is considered operating temperature?

[Jeep Junkie]

Also, does every engine type have its own operating temperature?

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[mgroeger]

Also, does every engine type have its own operating temperature?

220 is about the norm.

 

[firedude]

For me operating temp is 212 ish. You need to burn off moisture and fuel in oil. That said most all of these platforms run between 200 and 220.

 

[Jeep Junkie]

220 is about the norm.

It takes a lot to get there, not many of us get there regularly in the winter

 

[Jeep Junkie]

For me operating temp is 212 ish. You need to burn off moisture and fuel in oil. That said most all of these platforms run between 200 and 220.

Is that the coolant temperature or the oil temperature?

 

[firedude]

Both. The oil needs to get there every time. The coolant will stay around that 200-220, oil will go higher up to 250 ish.

 

[firedude]

It takes a lot to get there, not many of us get there regularly in the winter

Not much you can do other than change your oil very frequently. Block heater?

 

[Jeep Junkie]

Not much you can do other than change your oil very frequently. Block heater?

Yes, cannot go wrong with 2,000 mile oil changes

 

[gato]

Yes, cannot go wrong with 2,000 mile oil changes

Unless you have the 3.6 and have to roll the dice everytime anyone changes that oil filter - "is today the day it will crack?". Doing oil changes 5 times more frequently than recommended just increase your chances of cracking that 5 times as well.

 

[Jeep Junkie]

Unless you have the 3.6 and have to roll the dice everytime anyone changes that oil filter - "is today the day it will crack?". Doing oil changes 5 times more frequently than recommended just increase your chances of cracking that 5 times as well.

Filter every other oil change

 

[Heimkehr]

Also, does every engine type have its own operating temperature?

The trends, or averages, for my 2.0T, which I don't abuse:
Coolant: 195F
Oil: 197F
Transmission: 178F

Those figures will be higher, but not excessively so, when I'm towing a 1,400lb. trailer during the warmth of Summer.

 

[Jeep Junkie]

The trends, or averages, for my 2.0T, which I don't abuse:
Coolant: 195F
Oil: 197F
Transmission: 178F

Those figures will be higher, but not excessively so, when I'm towing a 1,400lb. trailer during the warmth of Summer.

Those are temps on my 3.6 these days. But are they considered operating temperature?

 

[Heimkehr]

Those are temps on my 3.6 these days. But are they considered operating temperature?

That's best addressed by a fellow V6 owner.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Unless you have the 3.6 and have to roll the dice everytime anyone changes that oil filter - "is today the day it will crack?". Doing oil changes 5 times more frequently than recommended just increase your chances of cracking that 5 times as well.

Taking it to the dealership for an oil change once, will increase your odds of getting a cracked Oil filter housing 10 fold.

 

[Jeep Junkie]

Taking it to the dealership for an oil change once, will increase your odds of getting a cracked Oil filter housing 10 fold.

So true

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