In my owners manual is actually a picture and instructions on how to display the oiltemp in the the cluster. But I tried and the value cannot be displayed on mine.
What model R18 do you have? I have heard (not confirmed) that people have managed to display it on the 'B' and/or 'TC' I have a FE pure and I can't find the setting either. I have been up and down the menu and found plenty of things to display or turn off ...but no oil pressure or temperature ... actually a shame IMO
That means that you have the same instrument cluster as I do, please do let me know if you figure out how to display temperature ... If you do
While these are all important temperatures (now this is strictly my opinion) .. I think this is TMI ... while riding I would be interested off and on to see how hot my oil is. Triple digits are not uncommon (@ 38ºC) 'round here and I know the ECU will give me warning if a sensor finds something 'off' ... but even modern oil has a temperature limit where viscosity break down occurs and then things get ugly real fast if I push her ... just my 2¢
Your oil temps MUST reach a minimum 212 F degrees, preferably 214 in order to burn off moisture and some contaminates. My R18 oil temp reaches and maintains 208-210 easily (that is not good enough) and I have to really push it hard to 215 degrees, especially during colder weather...many times it will not reach the higher temps...that is when more frequent oil changes are necessary for positive engine lifespan. That is using the infrared reader immediately off the road at shutdown. My measurements at the joint between the block and finned cylinder head typically measures around 220-230 degrees. To get a true meaning of cylinder head temp the measurement must be at the root of the spark plug. That is why a good after market cylinder head temp instrument must provide the sensor at the spark plug gasket position.While these are all important temperatures (now this is strictly my opinion) .. I think this is TMI ... while riding I would be interested off and on to see how hot my oil is. Triple digits are not uncommon (@ 38ºC) 'round here and I know the ECU will give me warning if a sensor finds something 'off' ... but even modern oil has a temperature limit where viscosity break down occurs and then things get ugly real fast if I push her ... just my 2¢
This said ... I do have an infrared thermometer and I do check the exhaust headers sometime after a ride to see if they are equal in temperature
Sorry I don't remember ... I just check if both sides are close to the same
I see you are thinking this out a whole lot further than I do
You do not need to achieve oil temperatures of 212F in order to clear moisture from the oil. Yes, 212F is the boiling point of water, but water evaporates just fine even at much lower temperatures than that. Evidence for this abounds - obviously sweat evaporates on your skin (temperature around 90F), you can see steam rising from a hot coffee cup (160F), and so forth.
