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Yamaha Tech Originally the Yamaha XT600 Tech Forum, due to demand it now includes all Yamaha's technical / mechanical / repair / preparation questions.

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Old 30th October 2008
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XT600E oil temp

A simple and straight question.

How much is the "normal" oil temp for an XT600E?
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Do not stress engine before 60C. temp can go in summer till 120\130, but if it goes over this, better to stop for a beer and some rest for the engine too.
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Depends on where in the engine you measure. The temps. mentioned above are what you get in your sump / oil tank with an air cooled engine. Water cooled engines tend o run slightly cooler looking at oil temperature but that's not a must, depends on the design of the cooling circuit.
Extreme oil temperatures of around and even in excess of 300°C are reached in the piston ring area. That's why you don't want to buy no name super performance oil from the mail order store ;D
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I measure the temp in the oil tank, usually under 115oC. So i think that I'm ok...
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I measure the temp in the oil tank, usually under 115oC. So i think that I'm ok...
Dude, you've either got a digit too much or a really hot engine
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115 degrees it is...

the oC stands for the degrees Celcious
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